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Best Pallets, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Fort Smith, Arkansas · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · NAICS 321920

1inspections
3citation items
$1,850current penalties
Feb 19, 2020last inspection

OSHA has inspected Best Pallets, Inc. once in Arkansas.

The inspection began on Feb 19, 2020 after a complaint, in Fort Smith.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $3,084 and now stand at $1,850, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.

Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.178.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Best Pallets, Inc. averages $1,850 (1 cited inspection).

The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $4,294 in back wages owed to workers.

Best Pallets, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344619762 OPENED FEB 19, 2020Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 14 employees at the site · Closed Nov 4, 2020

1105 Ballman Rd, Fort Smith, AR 72901 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$3,084$1,850Aug 14, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$0$0Aug 14, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.303(e)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 14, 2020Final

Wage and hour cases

Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.

Period reviewedViolationsWorkers owedBack wagesPenalties
Oct 6, 2015 to Oct 5, 2017
Fort Smith
1411$4,294$0

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1)

(q) Maintenance of industrial trucks. (1) Any power-operated industrial truck not in safe operating condition shall be removed from service. All repairs shall be made by authorized personnel.

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7)

(7) Industrial trucks shall be examined before being placed in service, and shall not be placed in service if the examination shows any condition adversely affecting the safety of the vehicle. Such examination shall be made at least daily.

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.303(e)(1)(ii)

(ii) Other markings giving voltage, current, wattage, or other ratings as necessary.

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