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Evapco, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Lake View, Iowa · Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing · NAICS 333415

4inspections
9citation items
$30,184current penalties
Nov 20, 2023last inspection

OSHA has inspected Evapco, Inc. 4 times in Iowa since 2009.

The latest one began on Nov 20, 2023 on a referral, in Lake View.

Those inspections ended with 9 citation items: 4 serious and 5 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $46,341 and now stand at $30,184, 35% lower after settlements or reviews.

Ladders in general industry comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.23.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Evapco, Inc. averages $14,686 (2 cited inspections).

Evapco, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Evapco, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2009 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347117574 OPENED NOV 20, 2023Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 310 employees at the site · Closed Apr 23, 2024

925 Quality Drive, Lake View, IA 51450 · 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 1a
29 CFR 1910.23(b)(11) · Ladders in general industry
 Other-than-serious$8,372$8,372Mar 28, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.23(b)(12) · Ladders in general industry
 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 28, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(6) · Ladders in general industry
 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 28, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.30(a)(1) · Training requirements
 Other-than-serious$8,372$0Mar 28, 2024Final

Inspection 346321789 OPENED NOV 3, 2022Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Apr 11, 2023

1935 East Euclid Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50313 · 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
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$9,324$7,000Feb 28, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$9,324$7,000Feb 28, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.454(a) · Scaffold training
 Serious$9,324$7,000Feb 28, 2023Final

Inspection 317109957 OPENED APR 10, 2013Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 125 employees at the site · Closed May 30, 2013

925 Quality Drive, Lake View, IA 51450 · 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
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$1,625$812May 16, 2013Closed

Inspection 313738379 OPENED AUG 4, 2009Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 90 employees at the site · Closed Oct 13, 2009

925 Quality Drive, Lake View, IA 51450 · 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
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 30, 2009Closed

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2023, the Lake View site logged 35 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 283 workers: 7.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 306 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Evapco
Lake View · 2023
283 35227.52.4

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)(6)(i)

(6) Periodic inspection. (i) The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.

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 1910.23 · Ladders in general industry

29 CFR 1910.23(b)(11)

(11) Each employee faces the ladder when climbing up or down it;

29 CFR 1910.30 · Training requirements

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.454 · Scaffold training

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