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Altec Engineering Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Elkhart, Indiana · Unlaminated Plastics Profile Shape Manufacturing · NAICS 326121

5inspections
9citation items
$2,335current penalties
Jun 14, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected Altec Engineering Inc 5 times in Indiana since 1997.

The latest one began on Jun 14, 2016 to follow up on an earlier case, in Elkhart.

Those inspections ended with 9 citation items: 5 serious and 4 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $1,725 and still stand at $2,335.

Hazard communication comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.1200.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Altec Engineering Inc averages $600 (1 cited inspection).

Altec Engineering Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 1997 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341561934 OPENED JUN 14, 2016Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Health · 40 employees at the site · Closed Jun 14, 2016

28274 County Road 20, Elkhart, IN 46517 · Unlaminated Plastics Profile Shape Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 341569010 OPENED JUN 14, 2016Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 40 employees at the site · Closed Apr 28, 2017

28274 Cr 20 West, Elkhart, IN 46517 · Unlaminated Plastics Profile Shape Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2) · Respiratory protection
Serious$1,200$600Jul 19, 2016Final

Inspection 317402170 OPENED JAN 3, 2014Open

Complaint · Partial · Health · 42 employees at the site · Open

28274 Cr 20 West, Elkhart, IN 46517 · Unlaminated Plastics Profile Shape Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.107(c)(6) · Spray painting and finishing
Serious$0$300May 29, 2014Open
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.1000(e) · Air contaminants
Serious$0$300May 29, 2014Open
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.1000(e) · Air contaminants
Serious$0$875May 29, 2014Open
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(ii)(b)(2) · Flammable liquids
Other-than-serious$0$0May 29, 2014Open

Inspection 314212499 OPENED FEB 19, 2010Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 35 employees at the site · Closed Mar 30, 2010

28274 Cr 20 West, Elkhart, IN 46517 · Unlaminated Plastics Profile Shape Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 125379677 OPENED JAN 14, 1997Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 31 employees at the site · Closed Apr 7, 1997

28274 County Road 20, Elkhart, IN 46517 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(ii) · Hazard communication
Serious$525$260Feb 28, 1997Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iva) · Flammable liquids
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 28, 1997Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.110(f)(6)(ii) · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 28, 1997Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 28, 1997Closed

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(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 1910.106 · Flammable liquids

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(ii)(b)(2)

(ii) Containers. Flammable liquids shall be stored in tanks or closed containers.

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iva)

(iv) Handling liquids at point of final use. (a) Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), shall be kept in covered containers when not actually in use.

29 CFR 1910.107 · Spray painting and finishing

29 CFR 1910.110 · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

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