Biosource Flavors Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations
Muskego, Wisconsin · All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing · NAICS 311999
3inspections
7citation items
$13,620current penalties
May 9, 2018last inspection
Since 2011, OSHA inspectors have visited Biosource Flavors Inc. in Wisconsin 3 times.
The most recent inspection opened on May 9, 2018 on a referral, in Muskego.
In all, OSHA issued 7 citation items: 5 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $28,448; today they stand at $13,620, 52% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 3 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,874 penalty. Biosource Flavors Inc. averages $6,810 across 2 cited inspections.
Biosource Flavors Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2019, the Muskego site logged 6 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 34 workers: 16.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 6 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
BioSource Flavors Inc.
Muskego · 2019
34
6
3
16.9
3.0
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(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 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)
(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:
(4) If the employer decides that its employees will enter permit spaces, the employer shall develop and implement a written permit space program that complies with this section. The written program shall be available for inspection by employees and their authorized representatives.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.