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Blocksom Operating LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Trail Creek, Indiana · All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills · NAICS 314999

1inspections
2citation items
$2,193current penalties
Jun 4, 2020last inspection

OSHA has inspected Blocksom Operating LLC once in Indiana.

The inspection began on Jun 4, 2020 on a referral, in Trail Creek.

That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 2 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $3,375 and now stand at $2,193, 35% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,874, and Blocksom Operating LLC averages $2,193 (1 cited inspection).

Blocksom Operating LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344776620 OPENED JUN 4, 2020Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 38 employees at the site · Closed Oct 20, 2020

420 East 5th Street, Trail Creek, IN 46360 · All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$2,500$1,625Sep 18, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$875$568Sep 18, 2020Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1)

(f) Gears, sprockets, and chains—(1) Gears. Gears shall be guarded in accordance with one of the following methods:

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