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Danfoss: OSHA inspections and violations

Arkadelphia, Arkansas · Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing · NAICS 333415

1inspections
8citation items
$23,800current penalties
Jun 27, 2017last inspection

OSHA has inspected Danfoss once in Arkansas.

The inspection began on Jun 27, 2017 after a complaint, in Arkadelphia.

That inspection ended with 8 citation items: 2 serious and 6 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $43,457 and now stand at $23,800, 45% lower after settlements or reviews.

Respiratory protection comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.134.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Danfoss averages $23,800 (1 cited inspection).

Danfoss also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Danfoss: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342429503 OPENED JUN 27, 2017Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 187 employees at the site · Closed Dec 1, 2017

1 Scroll Drive, Arkadelphia, AR 71923 · Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$5,432$2,800Oct 3, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$12,675$7,000Oct 3, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 3, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 3, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$12,675$7,000Oct 3, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0Oct 3, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$12,675$7,000Oct 3, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 3, 2017Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2019, the Arkadelphia site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 190 workers: 1.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 21 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Danfoss, LLC
Arkadelphia · 2019
190 211.32.4
8027558-Danfoss
Arkadelphia · 2019
56 108.10.0

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(e)(1)

(1) General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2)

(2) Deep breathing. In a normal standing position, the subject shall breathe slowly and deeply, taking caution so as not to hyperventilate.

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3)

(3) The employer shall provide the training prior to requiring the employee to use a respirator in the workplace.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

Other air-conditioning and warm air heating equipment and commercial and industrial refrigeration equipment manufacturing employers in Arkansas

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