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Berenfield Containers: OSHA inspections and violations

Pine Bluff, Arkansas · Other Metal Container Manufacturing · NAICS 332439

5inspections
4citation items
$9,930current penalties
Feb 26, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected Berenfield Containers 5 times in Arkansas since 2001.

The latest one began on Feb 26, 2016 on a referral, in Pine Bluff.

Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $16,550 and now stand at $9,930, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.

Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.147.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Berenfield Containers averages $8,400 (1 cited inspection).

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Berenfield Containers: OSHA citation items per year, 2001 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341286821 OPENED FEB 26, 2016Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 77 employees at the site · Closed May 9, 2016

3300 North Hutchinson St., Pine Bluff, AR 71602 · Other Metal Container Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$7,000$4,200Apr 18, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.217(f)(2) · Mechanical power presses
Serious$7,000$4,200Apr 18, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 18, 2016Final

Inspection 339394066 OPENED SEP 4, 2013Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 55 employees at the site · Closed Jan 13, 2014

3300 North Hutchinson St., Pine Bluff, AR 71602 · Other Metal Container Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(i) · Working near live electrical parts
Serious$2,550$1,530Dec 27, 2013Final

Inspection 339394835 OPENED SEP 4, 2013Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 55 employees at the site · Closed Oct 28, 2013

3300 North Hutchinson St., Pine Bluff, AR 71602 · Other Metal Container Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 304282452 OPENED MAY 2, 2001Closed

Planned · Records only · Safety · 45 employees at the site · Closed May 2, 2001

3300 North Hutchinson Street, Pine Bluff, AR 71602 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 304440548 OPENED MAY 2, 2001Closed

Planned · Records only · Health · 45 employees at the site · Closed May 2, 2001

3300 North Hutchinson Street, Pine Bluff, AR 71602 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

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.

Feb 22, 2016, Pine Bluff: Hospitalization · crushing injuries · forearm(s)

While an employee was adjusting a press die, the embossment press cycled and crushed his forearm in the point of operation.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)

(ii) The procedures shall clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, the following:

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

(A) Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.

29 CFR 1910.217 · Mechanical power presses

29 CFR 1910.217(f)(2)

(2) Instruction to operators. The employer shall train and instruct the operator in the safe method of work before starting work on any operation covered by this section. The employer shall insure by adequate supervision that correct operating procedures are being followed.

29 CFR 1910.333 · Working near live electrical parts

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