Inspection 347879942 OPENED NOV 14, 2024Closed
2900 E Richmond Street, Shawano, WI 54166 · Iron Foundries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Since 2024, OSHA inspectors have visited Charter Aarrowcast in Wisconsin 4 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Nov 14, 2024 after a complaint, in Shawano.
In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 other-than-serious.
The penalties, $17,317 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Charter Aarrowcast averages $8,659 across 2 cited inspections.
Charter Aarrowcast also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 347880833 OPENED NOV 14, 2024Closed
2900 E Richmond Street, Shawano, WI 54166 · Iron Foundries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2) · Respiratory protection |
Other-than-serious | $6,632 | $4,642 | Mar 14, 2025 | Final |
Inspection 347406241 OPENED APR 12, 2024Closed
2900 E Richmond Street, Shawano, WI 54166 · Iron Foundries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 347357402 OPENED MAR 19, 2024Closed
2900 E Richmond Street, Shawano, WI 54166 · Iron Foundries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(i) · Fall protection in general industry |
Other-than-serious | $9,218 | $4,609 | May 23, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2c 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iii)(c) · Lockout/tagout |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $8,066 | May 23, 2024 | Final |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Shawano site logged 9 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 189 workers: 4.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.3 for its industry. Those cases cost 181 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charter Aarrowcast Shawano · 2025 | 189 | 9 | 2 | 4.6 | 2.3 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
Mar 13, 2025, Shawano: Hospitalization · fractures · hip joint(s)
On March 13, 2025, an employee was working in a blasting area, cleaning an iron casting that was coming out of the blaster. The employee slipped and fell to a flat concrete surface. The employee was hospitalized with a broken right hip.
Oct 1, 2024, Shawano: Hospitalization · traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified · multiple trunk locations
On October 1, 2024, an employee was walking on a walkway when they stepped on a pallet and fell on a non-operating core machine and then to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to their rib and torso.
Mar 9, 2024, Shawano: Hospitalization · fractures · arm(s) unspecified
An employee was cleaning a sand mixer when the machine started up, resulting in a laceration on the left wrist and an open fracture in the right arm. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection
29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2)
(2) The CNP system defaults selected for test pressure shall be set at −15 mm of water (-0.58 inches of water) and the modeled inspiratory flow rate shall be 53.8 liters per minute for performing fit tests.
29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iii)(c)
(C) The retraining shall reestablish employee proficiency and introduce new or revised control methods and procedures, as necessary.
29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(i)
(i) Each employee is protected from falling through any hole (including skylights) that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level by one or more of the following:
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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.