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E-Pallet, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Middlefield, Ohio · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · NAICS 321920

1inspections
4citation items
$15,084current penalties
Jan 20, 2017last inspection

E-Pallet, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Ohio.

OSHA opened it on Jan 20, 2017 as a planned inspection, in Middlefield.

From that inspection OSHA issued 4 citation items: 4 serious.

OSHA proposed $21,548 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $15,084, down 30%.

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. E-Pallet, Inc. averages $15,084 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

E-Pallet, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342042769 OPENED JAN 20, 2017Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 90 employees at the site · Closed Mar 2, 2018

7851 Parkman Mespo Road, Middlefield, OH 44062 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$6,338$4,437Mar 17, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$5,070$3,549Mar 17, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$3,802$2,661Mar 17, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.213(g)(4) · Woodworking machinery
 Serious$6,338$4,437Mar 17, 2017Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1)

(c) General—(1) Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source, and rendered inoperative.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii)

(ii) Prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck (except for training purposes), the employer shall ensure that each operator has successfully completed the training required by this paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5).

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.

29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

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