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Bentzer Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Edwardsburg, Michigan · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · NAICS 326199

1inspections
10citation items
$3,700current penalties
Aug 9, 2018last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Bentzer Inc in Michigan one time.

It opened on Aug 9, 2018 as a planned inspection, in Edwardsburg.

In all, OSHA issued 10 citation items: 8 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

The penalties, $3,700 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 3 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Bentzer Inc averages $3,700 across 1 cited inspection.

Bentzer Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343378683 OPENED AUG 9, 2018Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 12 employees at the site · Closed Dec 13, 2018

69953 Section St, Edwardsburg, MI 49112 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$2,100$2,100Nov 9, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0Nov 9, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(b) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0Nov 9, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1d
29 CFR 408.16234(10)
 Serious$0$0Nov 9, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 408.11859(1)
 Serious$1,000$1,000Nov 9, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 408.11843(6)
 Serious$0$0Nov 9, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 408.11852(1)
 Serious$0$0Nov 9, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 408.12648(1)
 Serious$600$600Nov 9, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 408.13308(3)
 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 9, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 9, 2018Final

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)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)

(7) Training and communication. (i) The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees. The training shall include the following:

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