OSHA Inspection: BECHER SOLUTIONS, INC.

Issued

Feb 6, 2026

Penalty

Initial $2,270 · Current $1,589 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(2): The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:  On or about October 3, 2026, at a facility located at 2240 Harrison Street in Neenah, Wisconsin; the employer did not verify, through written certification, that a workplace hazard assessment for personal protective equipment had been conducted when employees were exposed to hazards necessitating PPE such as, but not limited to safety glasses, gloves, and steel toes.

Issued

Feb 6, 2026

Abate by

Mar 18, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  On January 28, 2026, at a facility located at 2240 Harrison Street in Neenah, Wisconsin; the employer did not ensure that each affected employee use appropriate eye protection when exposed to eye hazards from flying particles. An employee was wearing non-safety rated prescription glasses without side shield protection.

Issued

Feb 6, 2026

Abate by

Mar 9, 2026

Penalty

Initial $2,838 · Current $1,987 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(i):Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.�  On or about January 28, 2026, at an establishment located at 2240 Harrison Street in Neenah, Wisconsin; in the production area of the facility, the employer did not develop and document procedures to be utilized when employees were engaged in service and maintenance activities on the additive feeder motors of Machine #3. The employer did not ensure that the equipment had no potential for stored or residual energy, and did not ensure that the equipment had been isolated from its electrical energy source.  Note:�Exception:�The employer need not document the required procedure for a particular machine or equipment, when all of the following elements exist: (1) The machine or equipment has no potential for stored or residual energy or reaccumulation of stored energy after shut down which could endanger employees; (2) the machine or equipment has a single energy source which can be readily identified and isolated; (3) the isolation and locking out of that energy source will completely deenergize and deactivate the machine or equipment; (4) the machine or equipment is isolated from that energy source and locked out during servicing or maintenance; (5) a single lockout device will achieve a locked-out condition; (6) the lockout device is under the exclusive control of the authorized employee performing the servicing or maintenance; (7) the servicing or maintenance does not create hazards for other employees; and (8) the employer, in utilizing this exception, has had no accidents involving the unexpected activation or reenergization of the machine or equipment during servicing or maintenance.

Issued

Feb 6, 2026

Abate by

Mar 9, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control:  On or about January 28, 2026, at an establishment located at 2240 Harrison Street in Neenah, Wisconsin; in the production area of the facility, an employee engaged in the servicing and maintenance of the additive feeder motors of Machine #3, was not adequately trained in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control as an authorized employee.

Issued

Feb 6, 2026

Abate by

Mar 9, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(d): The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) did not cover the actions listed in and was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6):  On or about January 28, 2026, at an establishment located at 2240 Harrison Street in Neenah, Wisconsin; employees were exposed to machine hazards associated with moving parts when they engaged in servicing and maintenance activities on the additive feeder motors of Machine #3.  The employer did not ensure that employees implemented energy control application steps or equivalent protective measures prior to allowing them to remove the feeder motors from their seats and swap them. The machine was not deenergized prior to the employee engaging in the servicing and maintenance activity exposing employees to electrical energy which powered the rotating drive mechanisms of the motors.  As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine isolation [1910.147(d)(3)], lockout/tagout device application [1910.147(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [1910(d)(5)(i)], and verification of isolation [1910.147(d)(6)] were not implemented to protect employees from machine hazards.

Issued

Feb 6, 2026

Abate by

Mar 9, 2026

Penalty

Initial $3,972 · Current $2,780 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  On or about October 3, 2026, at a facility located at 2240 Harrison Street in Neenah, Wisconsin; the employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate propane powered forklifts in the facility. The employer did not have employees complete training and evaluation as specified in paragraph (l).

Issued

Feb 6, 2026

Abate by

Mar 9, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks shall be examined before being placed in service, and shall not be placed in service if the examination shows any condition adversely affecting the safety of the vehicle. Such examination shall be made at least daily. Where industrial trucks are used on a round-the-clock basis, they shall be examined after each shift. Defects when found shall be immediately reported and corrected:  On or about October 3, 2026, at a facility located at 2240 Harrison Street in Neenah, Wisconsin; propane powered sit-down forklift were not examined before being placed in service. Neither the employer nor employees were conducting the examinations of the forklifts at least daily and at the start of each shift.