CINCINNATI, OH ·
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.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- 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
- Non-union (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
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.176 A
- Issued
- Mar 26, 2024
- Abate by
- Apr 19, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $16,131 · Current $0 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
- Issued
- Mar 26, 2024
- Abate by
- Jun 3, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $16,131 · Current $8,000 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
- Issued
- Mar 26, 2024
- Abate by
- Jun 3, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $16,131 · Current $0 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
- Issued
- Mar 26, 2024
- Abate by
- Jun 3, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 347078198.
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