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OSHA Inspection: KELLANOVA USA, INC.

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of KELLANOVA USA, INC. in 1 TRADE STREET, CINCINNATI, OH 45227 (NAICS 311821). OSHA activity number 347078198.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
KELLANOVA USA, INC.
Site address
1 TRADE STREET
City
CINCINNATI
State
OH
ZIP
45227
Mailing
1 TRADE STREET, CINCINNATI, OH 45227

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
311821
Employees
300
Ownership type
A

Citations

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.176 A

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $16131.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.176(a): Materials Handling and Storage. Handling materials - general. Use of mechanical equipment. Where mechanical handling equipment is used, sufficient safe clearances shall be allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways and wherever turns or passage must be made. Aisles and passageways shall be kept clear and in good repair, with no obstruction across or in aisles that could create a hazard. Permanent aisles and passageways shall be appropriately marked.  a) On or about October 26, 2023 in the Cardboard Baler area, the employer did not ensure that there was sufficient safe clearances through the doorway in that the path being utilized by the forklifts with two scrap carts trailing from one area of the warehouse to another area of the warehouse exposed employees to struck-by hazards when employees had to stand by a cemented column in the turning path of the forklift in order to assist in the removal of a bird from the area.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $16131

1910.178 A04

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $16131.00 · Current $8000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(a)(4): Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation shall not be performed by the customer or user without manufacturers prior written approval. Capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals shall be changed accordingly.  a) On or about October 26, 2023, the employer did not obtained manufactures prior written approval to install a hitch to pull scrap-carts 6 ft. long - 4 ft. height - 3 ft. wide with a maximum weight capacity of 1,100 lbs. each to the company's Yale - NexSys Model # ERC050VGN48TE083 Serial Number: A968N24713U sit-down forklift.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $8000
  • — Z (S) $16131

1910.178 L03 I

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $16131.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(3)(i):  Powered industrial trucks. Training program content. Powered industrial truck operators shall receive initial training in the following topics, except in topics which the employer can demonstrate are not applicable to safe operation of the truck in the employer's workplace. Truck-related topics:   (E): Steering and maneuvering (H): Vehicle capacity (L): Operating limitations  a) On or about October 26, 2023, the employer did not ensure that the training program content for operators pulling the scraps behind Yale - NexSys  Model #: ERC050VGN48TE083  Serial Number: A968N24713U sit-down forklift it was adequate in that the training did not include (E) steering and maneuvering attachments to the rear of the forklift;  (H) vehicle capacity changes from adding the scrap carts to the rear of the forklifts; (L) operating limitations of maneuvering a sit-down forklifts  with trailing scrap carts weighting a maximum of 1100 lbs., each.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $16131

1910.178 L03 II D

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(3)(ii)(D): Powered industrial trucks. Training program content. Powered industrial truck operators shall receive initial training in the following topics, except in topics which the employer can demonstrate are not applicable to safe operation of the truck in the employer's workplace. Truck-related topics:  Pedestrian traffic in areas where the vehicle will be operated  a) On or about October 26, 2023, the employer did not ensure that the training program content for operators pulling the scrap carts behind the Yale - NexSys  Model #: ERC050VGN48TE083  Serial Number: A968N24713U sit-down forklift it was adequate in that the training did not include (D) the hazards around pedestrian traffic in areas where the vehicle will be operated between doorways and passageways  to protect the  pedestrians in the  areas from struck-by hazards created by the trailing scrap carts.
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 347078198.