COLFAX, WI —
OSHA Inspection: GRAF CREAMERY, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of GRAF CREAMERY, INC. in 415 DUNN STREET, COLFAX, WI 54730 (NAICS 311514). OSHA activity number 347376204.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GRAF CREAMERY, INC.
- Site address
- 415 DUNN STREET
- City
- COLFAX
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54730
- Mailing
- N8790 FAIRGROUND AVE PO BOX 160, GREENWOOD, WI 54437
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 311514
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 C02
- Issued
- May 20, 2024
- Abate by
- Jun 18, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $8,067 · Current $4,034 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of, and the danger posed by the permit spaces: (a) Process Area #2, Dryer Burner Tunnel; On or about February 29, 2024, and times thereafter, the employer did not post confined space danger signs or another equally effective method, to inform employees of the hazards and entry requirements posed prior to entering the space. (b) Process Area #2, Top of Collector; On or about December 27, 2023, and times thereafter, the employer did not post confined space danger signs or another equally effective method, to inform employees of the hazards and entry requirements posed prior to entering the space.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $4033.5
- — Z (S) $8067
1910.146 D03 III
- Issued
- May 20, 2024
- Abate by
- Jun 18, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3)(iii): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations, including isolating the permit space: (a) Process Area #2, Dryer Burner Tunnel; On or about February 29, 2024, and times thereafter, the employer did not develop, document, and utilize energy control procedures prior to employees entering the dryer burner tunnel to clean. (b) Process Area #2, Top of Collector; On or about December 27, 2023, and times thereafter, the employer did not develop, document, and utilize energy control procedures prior to employees entering the top of the collector to clean and change out the arms.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.146 E01
- Issued
- May 20, 2024
- Abate by
- Jun 18, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1): Before entry was authorized, the employer did not document the completion of measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) by preparing an entry permit: (a) Process Area #2, Dryer Burner Tunnel; On or about February 29, 2024, and times thereafter, the employer did not complete an entry permit prior to employees entering the dryer burner tunnel (permit- required confined space) to clean. (b) Process Area #2, Top of Collector; On or about December 27, 2023, and times thereafter, the employer did not complete an entry permit prior to employees entering the top of the collector (permit-required confined space) to clean and change out the arms.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.95 G05 II
- Issued
- May 20, 2024
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $8,067 · Current $4,034 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(g)(5)(ii): Where mobile test vans were used to meet the audiometric testing obligation, the employer did not obtain a valid baseline audiogram within 1 year of an employee's first exposure at or above the action level and where baseline audiograms were obtained more than 6 months after the employee's first exposure at or above the action level, employees did not wear hearing protectors for any period exceeding six months after first exposure until the baseline audiogram was obtained: (a) Dryer and Bagging Areas; On or about March 27, 2024, employees exposed to noise above the action level had not received audiograms within the specified time frame per their date of first exposure. Hearing protection use was indicated as voluntary and not required.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $4033.5
- — Z (S) $8067
1910.95 G06
- Issued
- May 20, 2024
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(g)(6): At least annually after obtaining the baseline audiogram, the employer did not obtain a new audiogram for each employee exposed at or above an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) of 85 decibels: (a) Dryer Area; On or about March 27, 2024, an employee exposed to noise above the action level had not received an annual audiogram. The last audiogram provided was July 27, 2021.
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 347376204.
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