WHITEHALL, WI —
OSHA Inspection: ORNUA (WHITEHALL) INGREDIENTS INC.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of ORNUA (WHITEHALL) INGREDIENTS INC. in 36120 OWEN STREET, WHITEHALL, WI 54773 (NAICS 311513). OSHA activity number 346192685.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ORNUA (WHITEHALL) INGREDIENTS INC.
- Site address
- 36120 OWEN STREET
- City
- WHITEHALL
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54773
- Mailing
- 36120 OWEN STREET, WHITEHALL, WI 54773
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311513
- Employees
- 128
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2023
- Abate by
- Jan 30, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $15,625 · Current $9,375 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: (a) Analog cheese cooking and packaging room; On or about Aug 22, 2022, the blender augers conveying cheese into the 1400 lbs. cooker were not guarded to prevent employees from contacting the auger blades. (b) Analog cheese cooking and packaging room; The augers in the 1400 lbs. cooker were not guarded to prevent employees from contacting the moving auger blades while scraping residual cheese product from the blender chute into the cooker.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $9375
- — Z (S) $15625
1910.212 A04
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2023
- Abate by
- Mar 31, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $7,590 · Current $4,554 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(4): Revolving drum(s), barrel(s), or container(s) were not guarded by enclosure(s) which were interlocked with the drive mechanism so that the barrel(s), drum(s), or container(s) could not revolve unless the enclosure(s) were in place: (a) Shred line 2 room; The employer did not guard by enclosing a revolving barrel used to coat and separate shredded cheese.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4554
- — Z (S) $7590
1910.219 C04 I
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2023
- Abate by
- Jan 31, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft: (a) Shred room 2; The employer did not ensure the shaft end on the barrel assembly used to separate and coat shredded cheese was guarded or not projecting greater than half the diameter of the shaft.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 346192685.
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