OSHA Inspection: PACKERS SANITATION SERVICES INC. LTD

Issued

Jan 16, 2026

Abate by

Feb 17, 2026

Penalty

Initial $14,188 · Current $14,188

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.133(a)(1): The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  At a workplace located at 590 Woodrow Street, Denmark, Wisconsin; the employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye protection when exposed to eye hazards from flying particles and caustic liquids when:  On or about August 3, 2025: a)  Sanitation employees washing down sanitation chemicals in QX5 were not wearing chemical goggles exposing the employees to potential eye injuries from caustic liquids. 	 On or about August 29, 2025: b) Sanitation employees walking through QX3 while sanitation work was being conducted, were not wearing safety glasses or any form of eye protection while water was sprayed during "pre op", exposing the employees to flying particulate. The same employees were not wearing chemical goggles as sanitation chemicals were applied and washed down, exposing the employees to potential eye injuries from caustic liquids. 	 c) Sanitation employees washing down sanitation chemicals in QX3 were not wearing chemical goggles exposing the employees to potential eye injuries from caustic liquids. 	 On September 5, 2025: d) Sanitation employees washing down sanitation chemicals in QX5 were not wearing chemicals goggles exposing the employee to potential eye injuries from caustic liquids.

Issued

Jan 16, 2026

Abate by

Feb 17, 2026

Penalty

Initial $14,188 · Current $14,188

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1)(i): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace a written hazard communication program including a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that is referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet (the list may be compiled for the workplace as a whole or for individual work areas):   On or about August 29, 2025, at a workplace located at 590 Woodrow Street, Denmark, Wisconsin; the employer's hazard communication program did not include a list of hazardous chemicals known to be present in the employer's work areas. Hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to Quorum Green, Quorum Brown, Questar CAF, Whisper V, and CD-631 were present in the employees' work areas or were used by employees to conduct sanitation work.

Issued

Jan 16, 2026

Abate by

Feb 17, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8): The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). (Electronic access and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.):  On or about August 29, 2025, at a workplace located at 590 Woodrow Street, Denmark, Wisconsin; the employer did not maintain in the workplace, copies of the required safety data sheets (SDS) for each hazardous chemical. The employer's SDS binder did not contain an SDS for the sanitation chemical Whisper V.

Issued

Jan 16, 2026

Abate by

Feb 17, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(2)(iii): Employees shall be informed of the location and availability of the written hazard communication program, including the required list(s) of hazardous chemicals, and safety data sheets required by this section:  On or about July 26, 2025, at a workplace located at 590 Woodrow Street, Denmark, Wisconsin; the employer utilized Support Help employees from other locations to support the sanitation staff at the Denmark, Wisconsin facility. The Support Help employee was not informed of the location and availability of the written hazard communication program, the list of hazards chemicals, nor the safety data sheets required by this section.