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Balax, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

North Lake, Wisconsin · Precision Turned Product Manufacturing · NAICS 332721

3inspections
9citation items
$1,691current penalties
Jul 20, 2015last inspection

Since 1973, OSHA inspectors have visited Balax, Inc. in Wisconsin 3 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Jul 20, 2015 after a complaint, in North Lake.

In all, OSHA issued 9 citation items: 1 serious and 8 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $2,405; today they stand at $1,691, 30% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.215 (grinders and abrasive wheels), 2 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Balax, Inc. averages $1,666 across 1 cited inspection.

Balax, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Balax, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 1973 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340788413 OPENED JUL 20, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 90 employees at the site · Closed Oct 2, 2015

W305 N7697 Hwy E, North Lake, WI 53064 · Precision Turned Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$2,380$1,666Sep 4, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 4, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 4, 2015Final

Inspection 103549200 OPENED AUG 19, 1988Closed

Planned · Records only · Safety · 74 employees at the site · Closed Aug 20, 1988

W305 N7697 Hwy E, North Lake, WI 53064 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 15489057 OPENED NOV 1, 1973Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 35 employees at the site · Closed Mar 10, 1984

Po Box 96, North Lake, WI 53064 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(b)(2) · General requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 23, 1973Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 23, 1973Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 23, 1973Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Other-than-serious$25$25Nov 23, 1973Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1)(i)(0) · Guarding of portable powered tools
 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 23, 1973Closed
Citation 1, item 6 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 23, 1973Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2021, the North Lake site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 75 workers: 1.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Balax Inc.
North Lake · 2021
75 101.32.7

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(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 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

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

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.243 · Guarding of portable powered tools

29 CFR 1910.309

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