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EA Sween Company: OSHA inspections and violations

Eden Prairie, Minnesota · Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing · NAICS 311991

2inspections
4citation items
$1,750current penalties
Aug 15, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected EA Sween Company 2 times in Minnesota since 2009.

The latest one began on Aug 15, 2019 as a planned inspection, in Eden Prairie.

Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 2 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $2,500 and now stand at $1,750, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.

Hexavalent chromium comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.1026.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,873, and EA Sween Company averages $490 (1 cited inspection).

EA Sween Company: OSHA citation items per year, 2009 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344239876 OPENED AUG 15, 2019Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 550 employees at the site · Closed Oct 10, 2019

16101 W. 78th St., Eden Prairie, MN 55344 · Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1) · Hexavalent chromium
Other-than-serious$350$245Sep 19, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1) · Hexavalent chromium
Other-than-serious$350$245Sep 19, 2019Final

Inspection 312970411 OPENED FEB 11, 2009Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 450 employees at the site · Closed Apr 3, 2009

16101 W. 78th St., Eden Prairie, MN 55344 · Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.333(c)(2) · Working near live electrical parts
Serious$1,800$1,260Feb 23, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i) · Safeguards for personnel protection
Serious$0$0Feb 23, 2009Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1026 · Hexavalent chromium

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1)

(d) Exposure determination—(1) General. Each employer who has a workplace or work operation covered by this section shall determine the 8-hour TWA exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI). This determination shall be made in accordance with either paragraph (d)(2) or paragraph (d)(3) of this section.

29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1)

(l) Communication of chromium (VI) hazards to employees—(1) Hazard communication—general—(i) Chemical manufacturers, importers, distributors and employers shall comply with all requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) (§ 1910.1200) for chromium (VI).

29 CFR 1910.333 · Working near live electrical parts

29 CFR 1910.333(c)(2)

(2) Work on energized equipment. Only qualified persons may work on electric circuit parts or equipment that have not been deenergized under the procedures of paragraph (b) of this section. Such persons shall be capable of working safely on energized circuits and shall be familiar with the proper use of special precautionary techniques, personal protective equipment, insulating and shielding materials, and insulated tools.

29 CFR 1910.335 · Safeguards for personnel protection

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