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B Meryle Johnston: OSHA inspections and violations

White City, Oregon · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · NAICS 321920

4inspections
17citation items
$700current penalties
Jun 30, 2015last inspection

Since 2010, OSHA inspectors have visited B Meryle Johnston in Oregon 4 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Jun 30, 2015 as a planned inspection, in White City.

In all, OSHA issued 17 citation items: 6 serious and 11 other-than-serious.

The penalties, $700 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

The rule cited most here is 1910.1200 (hazard communication), 4 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. B Meryle Johnston averages $100 across 1 cited inspection.

B Meryle Johnston: OSHA citation items per year, 2010 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340773860 OPENED JUN 30, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Nov 13, 2015

2291 Avenue G, White City, OR 97503 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
Serious$100$100Jul 14, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 14, 2015Final

Inspection 317531499 OPENED MAR 6, 2014Closed

Planned · No inspection · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Mar 6, 2014

2291 Avenue G, White City, OR 97503 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 316789239 OPENED NOV 19, 2012Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 3 employees at the site · Closed Nov 26, 2012

2291 Avenue G, White City, OR 97503 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 313550345 OPENED MAY 12, 2010Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Jan 5, 2011

2291 Avenue G, White City, OR 97503 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
Serious$165$165May 28, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$165$165May 28, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.213(h)(1) · Woodworking machinery
Serious$270$270May 28, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.213(h)(4) · Woodworking machinery
Serious$0$0May 28, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$0$0May 28, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0May 28, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0May 28, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 6 Other-than-serious$0$0May 28, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 7
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0May 28, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 8
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0May 28, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 9
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0May 28, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 10
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0May 28, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 11
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(4) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0May 28, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 12
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$0$0May 28, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 13 Other-than-serious$0$0May 28, 2010Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

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 1910.1200(g)(1)

(g) Safety data sheets. (1) Chemical manufacturers and importers shall obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Employers shall have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (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.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

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

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 7010.7651

29 CFR 7020.1870

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