MENOMONIE, WI —
OSHA Inspection: FAIRBANKS SCALES, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of FAIRBANKS SCALES, INC. in MENOMONIE SCALE, MILE POST 48 WESTBOUND INTERSTATE 94, MENOMONIE, WI 54751 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 346806615.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- FAIRBANKS SCALES, INC.
- Site address
- MENOMONIE SCALE, MILE POST 48 WESTBOUND INTERSTATE 94
- City
- MENOMONIE
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54751
- Mailing
- 3608 PIONEER ROAD, RICHFIELD, WI 53076
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 238990
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2023
- Abate by
- Oct 16, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $12,523 · Current $8,766 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems: (a) Weigh station scale pit; The employer did not ensure fall protection methods were utilized when working near the edge of an 8-foot deep weigh station scale pit.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $8766.1
- — Z (S) $12523
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2023
- Abate by
- Oct 16, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $8,349 · Current $5,844 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder: (a) Weigh station scale pit; The ladders used to enter and exit the scale pit did not extend 3 feet above the landing surface and were not secured and a grasping device was not provided.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $5844.3
- — Z (S) $8349
1926.1053 B07
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2023
- Abate by
- Oct 16, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(7): Ladder(s) that were unsecured or not provided with slip-resistant feet were used on slippery surfaces: (a) Weigh station scale pit; The fly section of an extension ladder was used as a single ladder without being secured or having slip-resistant feet to prevent displacement on the wet concrete floor of the pit.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $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 346806615.
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