SHEBOYGAN FALLS, WI —
OSHA Inspection: MILLIPORESIGMA
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of MILLIPORESIGMA in 5485 COUNTY ROAD V, SHEBOYGAN FALLS, WI 53085 (NAICS 325199). OSHA activity number 347066185.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MILLIPORESIGMA
- Site address
- 5485 COUNTY ROAD V
- City
- SHEBOYGAN FALLS
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53085
- Mailing
- 5485 COUNTY ROAD V, SHEBOYGAN FALLS, WI 53085
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 325199
- Employees
- 650
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 D01 I
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2024
- Abate by
- May 31, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $9,218 · Current $4,609 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment: On or about October 13, 2023, at an establishment located at 5485 County Road V in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, in PRO3 Distillation Building Cleaning Room #111; the waste flammable liquid Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) was not stored in a closed container. The container was connected to the sink of the fume hood and used to capture the waste flammable liquid MTBE after washing production glassware.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4609
- — Z (S) $9218
1910.106 E06 II
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2024
- Abate by
- Apr 12, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii): Grounding. Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 �F (37.8 �C), shall not be dispensed into containers unless the nozzle and container are electrically interconnected. Where the metallic floorplate on which the container stands while filling is electrically connected to the fill stem or where the fill stem is bonded to the container during filling operations by means of a bond wire, the provisions of this section shall be deemed to have been complied with. On or about October 13, 2023, at an establishment located at 5485 County Road V in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, in PRO3 Distillation Building Cleaning Room #111; the Category 2 flammable liquid Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), was dispensed through a Teflon tube that was not electronically interconnected to the container it was being dispensed into. The container was connected to the sink of the fume hood and used to capture the waste flammable liquid MTBE after washing production glassware.
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 347066185.
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