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Dac, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Bellevue, Iowa · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · NAICS 321920

4inspections
13citation items
$5,675current penalties
Aug 9, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected Dac, Inc. 4 times in Iowa since 1995.

The latest one began on Aug 9, 2016 on a referral, in De Witt.

Those inspections ended with 13 citation items: 11 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $14,450 and now stand at $5,675, 61% lower after settlements or reviews.

Woodworking machinery comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.213.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Dac, Inc. averages $3,375 (1 cited inspection).

Dac, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 1995 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341687911 OPENED AUG 9, 2016Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Dec 2, 2016

330 S 6th Ave, De Witt, IA 52742 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.213(b)(6) · Woodworking machinery
Serious$4,500$2,250Nov 14, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.213(r)(4) · Woodworking machinery
Serious$0$0Nov 14, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.213(i)(1) · Woodworking machinery
Serious$2,250$1,125Nov 14, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.213(i)(3) · Woodworking machinery
Serious$0$0Nov 14, 2016Final

Inspection 115096273 OPENED NOV 20, 2000Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 30 employees at the site · Closed Apr 1, 2003

1710 E Maple Street, Maquoketa, IA 52060 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
Serious$1,100$250Jan 4, 2001Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$1,100$250Jan 4, 2001Closed
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$1,100$250Jan 4, 2001Closed
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$0$0Jan 4, 2001Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$1,100$250Jan 4, 2001Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$550$0Jan 4, 2001Closed

Inspection 115074791 OPENED MAY 2, 1995Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed May 16, 1995

400 N 6th Street, Parkview Group Home, Bellevue, IA 52031 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0May 15, 1995Closed

Inspection 115070138 OPENED MAR 21, 1995Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed May 22, 1995

400 N 6th Street, Parkview Group Home, Bellevue, IA 52031 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.304(a)(2) · Grounding and circuit protection
Serious$1,375$650Apr 3, 1995Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.304(f)(4) · Grounding and circuit protection
Serious$1,375$650Apr 3, 1995Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

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:

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1)

(g) Training and education. (1) Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer shall also provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.

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 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

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

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

Other wood container and pallet manufacturing employers in Iowa

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