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Alpha-Prime, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Menasha, Wisconsin · Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing · NAICS 322220

4inspections
21citation items
$6,905current penalties
Dec 14, 2015last inspection

Since 1992, OSHA inspectors have visited Alpha-Prime, Inc. in Wisconsin 4 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Dec 14, 2015 after a complaint, in Menasha.

In all, OSHA issued 21 citation items: 16 serious and 5 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $12,000; today they stand at $6,905, 42% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.219 (belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts), 6 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Alpha-Prime, Inc. averages $5,355 across 1 cited inspection.

Alpha-Prime, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Alpha-Prime, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 1992 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341118180 OPENED DEC 14, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 27 employees at the site · Closed May 12, 2016

835 Valley Rd., Menasha, WI 54952 · Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$2,975$1,785Feb 17, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0Feb 17, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$2,975$1,785Feb 17, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$2,975$1,785Feb 17, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$0$0Feb 17, 2016Final

Inspection 300483690 OPENED FEB 9, 1999Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 22 employees at the site · Closed Feb 25, 1999

835 Valley Road, Menasha, WI 54956 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 11, 1999Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 11, 1999Closed

Inspection 103521977 OPENED NOV 24, 1993Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 19 employees at the site · Closed Jan 7, 1994

835 Valley Rd., Menasha, WI 54952 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.178(i)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$525$200Dec 14, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2) · Air contaminants
Serious$0$0Dec 14, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.1000(e) · Air contaminants
Serious$0$0Dec 14, 1993Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 14, 1993Closed

Inspection 103522678 OPENED DEC 11, 1992Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 20 employees at the site · Closed May 3, 1993

835 Valley Rd., Menasha, WI 54952 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$450$250Jan 6, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.213(h)(1) · Woodworking machinery
Serious$600$350Jan 6, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.213(h)(4) · Woodworking machinery
Serious$0$0Jan 6, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$450$250Jan 6, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$600$300Jan 6, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$0$0Jan 6, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$450$200Jan 6, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 5b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Jan 6, 1993Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.304(a)(2) · Grounding and circuit protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 6, 1993Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii) · Using electrical equipment
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 6, 1993Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2024, the Menasha site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 11 workers: 27.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.1 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Alpha-Prime, Inc.
Menasha · 2024
11 3027.42.1
Alpha Prime Inc.
Menasha · 2023
16 000.02.1

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.1000 · Air contaminants

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2)

(2) Other substances—8-hour Time Weighted Averages. An employee's exposure to any substance in Table Z-1, the exposure limit of which is not preceded by a “C”, shall not exceed the 8-hour Time Weighted Average given for that substance in any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week.

29 CFR 1910.1000(e)

(e) To achieve compliance with paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section, administrative or engineering controls must first be determined and implemented whenever feasible. When such controls are not feasible to achieve full compliance, protective equipment or any other protective measures shall be used to keep the exposure of employees to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in this section. Any equipment and/or technical measures used for this purpose must be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Whenever respirators are used, their use shall comply with 1910.134.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (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, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.334 · Using electrical equipment

Other paper bag and coated and treated paper manufacturing employers in Wisconsin

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