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Ctecag: OSHA inspections and violations

Des Moines, Iowa · Other Animal Food Manufacturing · NAICS 311119

1inspections
4citation items
$9,500current penalties
May 2, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected Ctecag once in Iowa.

The inspection began on May 2, 2019 on a referral, in Des Moines.

That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 1 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $16,630 and now stand at $9,500, 43% lower after settlements or reviews.

Personal protective equipment, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.132.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,874, and Ctecag averages $9,500 (1 cited inspection).

Ctecag: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343976049 OPENED MAY 2, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 150 employees at the site · Closed Oct 23, 2019

601 Se 18th St., Des Moines, IA 50317 · Other Animal Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Apr 29, 2019: Employee is burned by acid when cutting into pipe run

At 11:00 a.m. on April 29, 2019, an employee was using a Sawzall to cut into a pipe run containing residual sulfuric acid. The employee was sprayed with acid and incurred chemical burns to his abdomen, shoulder, chest, thorax and upper arms, requiring hospitalization.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Serious$8,315$8,315Jul 17, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 17, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 17, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$8,315$1,185Jul 17, 2019Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(a)

(a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.

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:

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