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Fiberstar, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

River Falls, Wisconsin · Surface Active Agent Manufacturing · NAICS 325613

1inspections
3citation items
$9,558current penalties
Jan 5, 2021last inspection

OSHA has inspected Fiberstar, Inc. once in Wisconsin.

The inspection began on Jan 5, 2021 after a complaint, in River Falls.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $13,654 and now stand at $9,558, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.

Permit-required confined spaces comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.146.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Fiberstar, Inc. averages $9,558 (1 cited inspection).

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

Fiberstar, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345087621 OPENED JAN 5, 2021Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 22 employees at the site · Closed Sep 28, 2021

713 Saint Croix Street, River Falls, WI 54022 · Surface Active Agent Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry
 Serious$6,827$4,779Feb 23, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$6,827$4,779Feb 23, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$0$0Feb 23, 2021Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2022, the River Falls site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 26 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.4 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Fiberstar Inc - River Falls
River Falls · 2022
26 000.03.4

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1)

(c) General requirements. (1) The employer shall evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces are permit- required confined spaces.

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4)

(4) If the employer decides that its employees will enter permit spaces, the employer shall develop and implement a written permit space program that complies with this section. The written program shall be available for inspection by employees and their authorized representatives.

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i)

(b) Protection from fall hazards—(1) Unprotected sides and edges. (i) Except as provided elsewhere in this section, the employer must ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the following:

Other surface active agent manufacturing employers in Wisconsin

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