The inspection began on Nov 18, 2020 on a referral, in Baxter Springs.
That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $31,500 and now stand at $17,325, 45% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,874, and Alphia averages $17,325 (1 cited inspection).
Alphia also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Nov 11, 2020: Employee sustains multiple unspecified injuries in fall from
At 10:30 a.m. on November 11, 2020, an employee was standing above a hot water heater, attempting to access the heating element from an elevated work area. The employee fell to the concrete ground and sustained unspecified injuries to his hips, legs, and body system. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Baxter Springs site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 89 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Alphia-Baxter Springs
Baxter Springs · 2023
89
0
0
0.0
2.6
Alphia
Baxter Springs · 2022
98
2
0
2.4
2.6
BP40
Baxter Springs · 2021
82
5
1
5.5
2.6
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Nov 11, 2020, Baxter Springs: Hospitalization · fractures · pelvis
An employee had been working on a hot water heater located above an office. The employee fell through the roof in the shipping area, landed on the floor, and sustained a broken pelvis.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)
(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:
(6) Periodic inspection. (i) The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.
(b) Protection from fall hazards—(1) Unprotected sides and edges. (i) Except as provided elsewhere in this section, the employer must ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the following:
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
