OSHA has inspected Alten, LLC once in Nebraska.
The inspection began on Jul 31, 2015 as a planned inspection, in Mead.
That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $5,355 and now stand at $3,200, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.
Personal protective equipment, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.132.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Alten, LLC averages $3,200 (1 cited inspection).
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Aug 10, 2016, Mead: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
A belt on an auger became jammed with wheat. An employee turned off the power to the auger and attempted to loosen the belt. The belt temporarily released and pulled the employee's finger between the belt and a pulley, amputating the employee's left index fingertip.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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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.
