Inspection 345629612 OPENED NOV 9, 2021Closed
302 E Water Street P.o. Box 188, Cascade, WI 53011 · Cheese Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Since 2021, OSHA inspectors have visited Babler Inc. in Wisconsin 2 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Nov 9, 2021 after a complaint, in Cascade.
In all, OSHA issued 5 citation items: 3 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
The penalties, $21,754 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,872 penalty. Babler Inc. averages $21,754 across 1 cited inspection.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 345629919 OPENED NOV 9, 2021Closed
302 E Water Street P.o. Box 188, Cascade, WI 53011 · Cheese Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $10,151 | $10,151 | Apr 7, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash |
Serious | $7,252 | $7,252 | Apr 7, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $4,351 | $4,351 | Apr 7, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 7, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 7, 2022 | Final |
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.
Apr 15, 2019, Cascade: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations · scalp
An employee was on an extension ladder when it slid out from under him. The casing of a pump motor lacerated his scalp.
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 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1)
(c) General—(1) Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source, and rendered inoperative.
29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash
29 CFR 1910.151(c)
(c) Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.
29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
Other cheese manufacturing employers in Wisconsin
- Kwik Trip, Inc. La Crosse · 17 citations · $37,439
- V&V Supremo Foods, Inc. Browntown · 5 citations · $35,000
- Marathon Cheese Corporation Marathon · 28 citations · $50,204
- Land O'Lakes, Inc. Spencer · 49 citations · $23,472
- Saputo Cheese USA Inc. Almena · 128 citations · $189,559
- Wisconsin Cheese Group, LLC Monroe · 24 citations · $89,181
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