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Franke: OSHA inspections and violations

Ruston, Louisiana · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · NAICS 332999

1inspections
3citation items
$6,030current penalties
Mar 21, 2018last inspection

OSHA has inspected Franke once in Louisiana.

The inspection began on Mar 21, 2018 as a planned inspection, in Ruston.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $8,614 and now stand at $6,030, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Franke averages $6,030 (1 cited inspection).

Franke: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343038485 OPENED MAR 21, 2018Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 54 employees at the site · Closed Jun 27, 2018

600 Franke Drive, Ruston, LA 71270 · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product 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$4,656$3,259May 7, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$3,958$2,771May 7, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 7, 2018Final

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)(2)

(2) If the workplace contains permit spaces, the employer shall inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces.

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 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9)

(9) Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b) (3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch. (See Figures O-18, O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, and O-23.)

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