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Fresco Systems: OSHA inspections and violations

Red Oak, Iowa · Printing · NAICS 323112

2inspections
7citation items
$13,438current penalties
Jan 5, 2017last inspection

OSHA has inspected Fresco Systems 2 times in Iowa since 2011.

The latest one began on Jan 5, 2017 after a complaint, in Red Oak.

Those inspections ended with 7 citation items: 6 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $26,875 and now stand at $13,438, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.

Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.147.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Fresco Systems averages $12,500 (1 cited inspection).

Fresco Systems: OSHA citation items per year, 2011 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342012291 OPENED JAN 5, 2017Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 98 employees at the site · Closed May 5, 2017

2026 Fernwood Ave, Red Oak, IA 51566 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Serious$5,000$2,500Feb 15, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$5,000$2,500Feb 15, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$5,000$2,500Feb 15, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$5,000$5,000Feb 15, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 4b Serious$5,000$0Feb 15, 2017Final

Inspection 316176783 OPENED NOV 1, 2011Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 100 employees at the site · Closed Feb 29, 2012

2026 Fernwood Avenue, Red Oak, IA 51566 · Printing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1) · Exit route design
 Serious$1,125$562Jan 13, 2012Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1020(e)(1)(iiia) · Access to employee exposure and medical records
 Other-than-serious$750$375Jan 13, 2012Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1020 · Access to employee exposure and medical records

29 CFR 1910.1020(e)(1)(iiia)

(A) A copy of the record is provided without cost to the employee or representative,

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(a)

(a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.

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 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design

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