OSHA Inspection: SIGNATURE WAFERS LLC

Issued

2026-01-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11585.00 · Current $6950.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances E101M102

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition:  On November 19, 2025, at a workplace located at 850 Stanton Street, Ripon, Wisconsin; the employer did not keep all places of employment and walking-working surfaces in a clean and orderly condition. Accumulations of fugitive combustible powdered non-fat milk dust were present on walls, elevated surfaces, and equipment on the 3rd and 4th floors of the Silo area. Employees were exposed to hazards from fire, flash fires, and deflagration.

Issued

2026-01-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances E101M102

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.22(a)(2): The floor of each workroom is maintained in a clean and, to the extent feasible, in a dry condition.  When wet processes are used, drainage must be maintained and, to the extent feasible, dry standing places, such as false floors, platforms, and mats must be provided.   On November 19, 2025, at a workplace located at 850 Stanton Street, Ripon, Wisconsin; the floor of each workroom was not maintained in a clean condition. Accumulations of fugitive combustible powdered non-fat milk dust were present on the floors of the 3rd and 4th floors of the Silo area. Employees were exposed to hazards from fire, flash fires and deflagration.

Issued

2026-01-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-09-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8276.00 · Current $4964.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances E101M102

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations shall be intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:  On November 19, 2025, at a workplace located at 850 Stanton Street, Ripon, Wisconsin; equipment, wiring methods, and installation of equipment on the 3rd and 4th floors of the Silo area were neither intrinsically safe, approved for Class II locations, or safe for Class II locations due to the presence of combustible powdered non-fat milk dust. Standard electrical equipment included equipment such as, but not limited to overhead lighting, an inwall exhaust fan, electrical panels, and electrical conduit, junction, switches, and outlet boxes. Employees were exposed to hazards from fire, flash fires and deflagration.

Issued

2026-01-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8276.00 · Current $4964.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances E101M102

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met:  On November 19, 2025, at a workplace located at 850 Stanton Street, Ripon, Wisconsin; the employer did not develop or implement a written hazard communication program when employees were working with hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to combustible dust in the form of nonfat milk powder and sanitation chemicals.  All provisions of 29 CFR 1910.1200(e) through (h) must be covered in a written hazard communication program. Key elements including, but are not limited to: 1) List of hazardous chemicals 2) SDS 3) Container labeling 4) Employee information and training

Issued

2026-01-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances E101M102

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets:  On November 19, 2025, at a workplace located at 850 Stanton Street, Ripon, Wisconsin; the employer did not provide employees with information and training on the hazards of the chemical in their work areas. Employees were exposed to hazardous chemicals in their work areas such as, but not limited to combustible dusts in the form of nonfat milk powder.

Issued

2026-01-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances E101M102

General-duty citation text

Employees shall be informed of: (i) The requirements of this section; (ii) Any operations in their work area where hazardous chemicals are present; and (iii) 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 November 19, 2025, at a workplace located at 850 Stanton Street, Ripon, Wisconsin:   (a) The employer did not inform employees of any operations in their work areas where hazardous chemicals were present such as but not limited to combustible dust in the form of nonfat milk powder.  (b) The employer did not inform employees of the location and availability of safety data sheets for when hazardous chemicals were present such as but not limited to alcohol and sanitation chemicals.

Issued

2026-01-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances E101M102

General-duty citation text

Employee training shall include at least the topics from (h)(3)(i) through (h)(3)(iv) of this section:  On November 19, 2025, at a workplace located at 850 Stanton Street, Ripon, Wisconsin; the employer did not provide training to employees regarding:  (i) how employees could detect hazardous chemicals in the work areas;  (ii) the physical hazards, health hazards and combustible dust hazards of the chemicals in their work areas; and (iii) the measures employees could take to protect themselves from hazardous chemicals through procedures and/or personal protective equipment (PPE).  Employees were exposed to hazardous chemicals in their work areas such as, but not limited to combustible dust in the form of nonfat milk powder and sanitation chemicals.