OSHA Inspection: ZEMKE ENTERPRISES INC.

Issued

2023-10-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-11-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $3750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.177(c)(1): The employer shall provide a program to train all employees who service rim wheels in the hazards involved in servicing those rim wheels and the safety procedures to be followed:   On or about May 3, 2023, at a workplace located at 715 Woodland Plaza, Seymour, Wisconsin in the Shop; the employer did not provide a program to train all employees in the safety procedures to follow while servicing rim wheel(s), including but not limited to, training on trajectory and/or explosion hazards from overinflating and/or inflating a damaged tire assembly.

Issued

2023-10-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-11-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.177(d)(5): Current charts or rim manuals containing instructions for the type of wheels being serviced shall be available in the service area:   On or about May 3, 2023, at a workplace located at 715 Woodland Plaza, Seymour, Wisconsin in the Shop; employees were exposed to struck-by hazards when changing tires without having rim manuals onsite and/or readily accessible to employees.

Issued

2023-10-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-11-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.177(g): Safe operating procedure-single piece rim wheels. The employer shall establish a safe operating procedure for servicing single piece rim wheels and shall assure that employees are instructed in and follow that procedure. The procedure shall include the elements identified in section (g)(1) through (g)(12) of this standard:   On or about May 03, 2023, at a workplace located at 715 Woodland Plaza, Seymour, Wisconsin in the Shop; the employer did not ensure that employees were following safe operating procedures for single rim wheels.  The elements of the a safe operating procedure, include but are not limited to the following;  1) Tires shall be completely deflated by removal of the valve core before demounting,  2) Mounting and demounting of the tire shall be done only from the narrow ledge side of the wheel. Care shall be taken to avoid damaging the tire beads while mounting tires on wheels. Tires shall be mounted only on compatible wheels of matching bead diameter and width,  3) Nonflammable rubber lubricant shall be applied to bead and wheel mating surfaces before assembly of the rim wheel, unless the tire or wheel manufacturer recommends against the use of any rubber lubricant,  4) If a tire changing machine is used, the tire shall be inflated only to the minimum pressure necessary to force the tire bead onto the rim ledge while on the tire changing machine,  5) If a bead expander is used, it shall be removed before the valve core is installed and as soon as the rim wheel becomes airtight (the tire bead slips onto the bead seat),  6) Tires may be inflated only when contained within a restraining device, positioned behind a barrier or bolted on the vehicle with the lug nuts fully tightened,  7) Tires shall not be inflated when any flat, solid surface is in the trajectory and within one foot of the sidewall,  8) Employees shall stay out of the trajectory when inflating a tire,  9) Tires shall not be inflated to more than the inflation pressure stamped in the sidewall unless a higher pressure is recommended by the manufacturer,  10) Tires shall not be inflated above the maximum pressure recommended by the manufacturer to seat the tire bead firmly against the rim flange,  11) No heat shall be applied to a single piece wheel,  12) Cracked, broken, bent, or otherwise damaged wheels shall not be reworked, welded, brazed, or otherwise heated.

Issued

2023-10-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-11-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $3750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.177(c)(2)(iv): The employer did not ensure that each employee servicing rim wheels was provided with training and/or instruction requiring the use of a restraining device or barrier when inflating tire(s):   On or about May 03, 2023, at a workplace located at 715 Woodland Plaza, Seymour, WI 54165; The employer did not ensure employees engaged in tire service operations were instructed to use a restraining device when inflating a single piece rim wheel, and exposed employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2023-10-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-11-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.177(g)(6): Tires may be inflated only when contained within a restraining device, positioned behind a barrier or bolted on the vehicle with the lug nuts fully tightened.  On or about May 3, 2023, at a workplace located at 715 Woodland Plaza, Seymour, WI 54165; employees engaged in tire service operations were exposed to struck-by hazards for not using a restraining device when inflating a single piece rim wheel.

Issued

2023-10-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3349.00 · Current $2679.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(2): Basic Requirement. Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA:   On or about May 16, 2023, at a workplace located at 715 Woodland Plaza, Seymour, WI 54165; The employer failed to report a work-related hospitalization that occurred on May 3, 2023, to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.