WAUKESHA, WI ·
OSHA Inspection: VALMET, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of VALMET, INC. in 831 PROGRESS AVE., WAUKESHA, WI 53186 (NAICS 331513). OSHA activity number 345726822.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- VALMET, INC.
- Site address
- 831 PROGRESS AVE.
- City
- WAUKESHA
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53186
- Mailing
- 831 PROGRESS AVE., WAUKESHA, WI 53186
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 331513
- Employees
- 1241
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.132 D01 I
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $13,559 · Current $13,559
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i):When the employer had assessed the workplace hazard(s) and determined that hazard(s) were present, the employer did not select and/or use the types of personal protective equipment that would protect the affected employee from the hazards present: (a) On or about January 10, 2022, the employer failed to provide heat resistant protective garments (leggings/heat resistant pants) to protect melting employees from below-the-waist burn hazards when working with or around molten steel. This exposed employees in the melting department to burn hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $13559
- · Z (S) $13559
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 345726822.
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