TURTLE LAKE, WI —
OSHA Inspection: LAKE COUNTRY DAIRY, INC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of LAKE COUNTRY DAIRY, INC in 458 WESTERN BOULEVARD, TURTLE LAKE, WI 54889 (NAICS 311513). OSHA activity number 346349038.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- LAKE COUNTRY DAIRY, INC
- Site address
- 458 WESTERN BOULEVARD
- City
- TURTLE LAKE
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54889
- Mailing
- 458 WESTERN BOULEVARD, TURTLE LAKE, WI 54889
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 138
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.28 B01 I
- Issued
- May 1, 2023
- Abate by
- Jun 20, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $9,488 · Current $6,642 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): Except as provided elsewhere in this section 29 CFR 1910.28, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the systems described in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i)(A)-(b)(1)(i)(C): (a) Brine room; One or more methods of fall protection was not in place while employees performed work on top of a hardwood plank at heights greater than 4 feet above the concrete floor level. (b) Mascarpone make room; One or more methods of fall protection was not in place while employees performed work activities on top of the bagger line platform with an unprotected edge at heights of greater than 4 feet above the concrete floor level.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6641.6
- — Z (S) $9488
1910.28 B06 I
- Issued
- May 1, 2023
- Abate by
- May 15, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(6)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee less than 4 feet (1.2 m) above dangerous equipment is protected from falling into or onto the dangerous equipment by a guardrail system or a travel restraint system, unless the equipment is covered or guarded to eliminate the hazard: (a) Brine room; One or more methods of fall protection was not in place while employees performed work on top of hardwood plank(s) above brine tank(s) at heights less than 4 feet above the brine solution.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.29 B13 I
- Issued
- May 1, 2023
- Abate by
- May 15, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.29(b)(13)(i): The guardrail system opening used around holes that serve as points of access (such as ladderways), did not have a self-closing gate that slides or swings away from the hole, and/or was not equipped with a top rail and midrail or equivalent intermediate member that met the requirements in paragraph (b) of this section: (a) Brine reclaim tanks; The employer failed to provide a self-closing gate at the fixed ladder access point of the north and south brine reclaim tank mezzanine. (b) Mascarpone make room; The employer failed to provide a self-closing gate at the fixed ladder access point of the acid tank 60, 70, 80 platform.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.29 F01 III
- Issued
- May 1, 2023
- Abate by
- Jun 20, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.29(f)(1)(iii): The employer did not ensure that the top rail of a stair rail system serves as a handrail only when conditions listed in 29 CFR 1910.29(f)(1)(iii)(A)-(B) are met: (a) Mascarpone make room; A combination handrail and stair rail was 33-1/2 inches above the lead edge of the stair tread, rather than the required 36 to 38 inches. (b) Pre brine room; A combination handrail and stair rail was 32 inches above the lead edge of the stair tread, rather than the required 36 inches to 38 inches.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.29 F02
- Issued
- May 1, 2023
- Abate by
- May 15, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.29(f)(2): Finger clearance. The employer did not ensure that the minimum clearance between handrails and any other object is 2.25 inches (5.7 cm): (a) Mascarpone boxing area; Finger clearance between a handrail and wall was reduced to 1.25 inches by a threaded bolt protruding from the wall.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $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 346349038.
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