OSHA has inspected Converting Technology, Inc. 9 times in Wisconsin since 2014.
The latest one began on Oct 5, 2022 on a referral, in Milwaukee.
Those inspections ended with 35 citation items: 29 serious, 2 repeat and 4 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $151,840 and now stand at $81,599, 46% lower after settlements or reviews.
Methylene chloride comes up most often in these citations: 8 items under 1910.1052.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Converting Technology, Inc. averages $17,984 (4 cited inspections).
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Watch this company7737 North 81st Street, Milwaukee, WI 53223 · Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Repeat | $17,189 | $12,000 | Jan 27, 2023 | Final |
7737 North 81st Street, Milwaukee, WI 53223 · Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
7737 North 81st Street, Milwaukee, WI 53223 · Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $6,164 | $3,700 | Jul 14, 2022 | Final |
7737 North 81st Street, Milwaukee, WI 53223 · Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Other-than-serious | $6,164 | $0 | Apr 8, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.219(a)(2) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Serious | $6,164 | $3,082 | Apr 8, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 8, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $7,396 | $1,000 | Apr 8, 2022 | Final |
7737 North 81st Street, Milwaukee, WI 53223 · Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
N57 W13282 Carmen Ave., Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 · Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $4,183 | $2,719 | Mar 24, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $6,971 | $4,531 | Mar 24, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 24, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.176(b) · Material storage and aisles |
Serious | $3,555 | $2,311 | Mar 24, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4a 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $9,760 | $6,344 | Mar 24, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4b 29 CFR 1910.219(a)(2) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Serious | $9,760 | $0 | Mar 24, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 6 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements |
Serious | $4,183 | $2,719 | Mar 24, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 7a 29 CFR 1910.1052(c)(2) · Methylene chloride |
Serious | $9,760 | $6,344 | Mar 24, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 7b 29 CFR 1910.1052(f)(1) · Methylene chloride |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 24, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 7c 29 CFR 1910.1052(g)(1)(i) · Methylene chloride |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 24, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 8 29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(2) · Methylene chloride |
Serious | $6,971 | $4,531 | Mar 24, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 9 29 CFR 1910.1052(e)(1) · Methylene chloride |
Serious | $6,971 | $4,531 | Mar 24, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 10 29 CFR 1910.1052(i)(2) · Methylene chloride |
Serious | $5,578 | $3,626 | Mar 24, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 11 29 CFR 1910.1052(j)(1)(i) · Methylene chloride |
Serious | $6,971 | $4,531 | Mar 24, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 12a 29 CFR 1910.1052(l)(3)(i) · Methylene chloride |
Serious | $6,971 | $4,531 | Mar 24, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 12b 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 24, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii) · Hazard communication |
Repeat | $8,365 | $5,437 | Mar 24, 2017 | Final |
N57 W13282 Carmen Ave., Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 · Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers |
Serious | $1,964 | $982 | Mar 5, 2015 | Final |
N57 W13282 Carmen Ave., Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 · Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1) · Noise |
Serious | $2,800 | $1,680 | Jul 16, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 16, 2014 | Final |
N57 W13282 Carmen Ave., Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 · Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $4,900 | $2,450 | Apr 9, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 9, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $4,900 | $2,450 | Apr 9, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $2,100 | $1,050 | Apr 9, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 9, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4a 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $2,100 | $1,050 | Apr 9, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4b 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 9, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4c 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 9, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 9, 2014 | Final |
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1052(c)(2)
(2) Short-term exposure limit (STEL). The employer shall ensure that no employee is exposed to an airborne concentration of MC in excess of one hundred and twenty-five parts of MC per million parts of air (125 ppm) as determined over a sampling period of fifteen minutes.
29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(2)
(2) Initial determination. Each employer whose employees are exposed to MC shall perform initial exposure monitoring to determine each affected employee's exposure, except under the following conditions:
29 CFR 1910.1052(e)(1)
(e) Regulated areas. (1) The employer shall establish a regulated area wherever an employee's exposure to airborne concentrations of MC exceeds or can reasonably be expected to exceed either the 8-hour TWA PEL or the STEL.
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