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Bison Pallets: OSHA inspections and violations

Zion, Illinois · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · NAICS 321920

1inspections
3citation items
$2,800current penalties
Oct 29, 2024last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Bison Pallets in Illinois one time.

It opened on Oct 29, 2024 as a planned inspection, in Zion.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $4,702; today they stand at $2,800, 40% less.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Bison Pallets averages $2,800 across 1 cited inspection.

Bison Pallets: OSHA citation items per year, 2024 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347848749 OPENED OCT 29, 2024Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Nov 26, 2024

2415 23rd Street, Zion, IL 60099 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
 Serious$2,939$1,800Nov 15, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$1,763$1,000Nov 15, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.110(e)(4)(iii) · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases
 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 15, 2024Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.110 · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases

29 CFR 1910.110(e)(4)(iii)

(iii) Permanent and removable fuel containers shall be securely mounted to prevent jarring loose, slipping, or rotating, and the fastenings shall be designed and constructed to withstand static loading in any direction equal to twice the weight of the tank and attachments when filled with fuel using a safety factor of not less than four based on the ultimate strength of the material to be used. Field welding, when necessary, shall be made only on saddle plates, lugs or brackets, originally attached to the container by the tank manufacturer.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)

(ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i)

(2) Covers and canopies. (i) All pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings shall be provided with covers identified for the purpose. If metal covers are used, they shall be grounded. In completed installations, each outlet box shall have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy. Covers of outlet boxes having holes through which flexible cord pendants pass shall be provided with bushings designed for the purpose or shall have smooth, well-rounded surfaces on which the cords may bear.

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