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GBS Engineering Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Ham Lake, Minnesota · Machine Shops · NAICS 332710

2inspections
10citation items
$2,400current penalties
Apr 2, 2018last inspection

OSHA has inspected GBS Engineering Inc 2 times in Minnesota since 2014.

The latest one began on Apr 2, 2018 as a planned inspection, in Andover.

Those inspections ended with 10 citation items: 7 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $4,500 and now stand at $2,400, 47% lower after settlements or reviews.

comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 5206.700.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and GBS Engineering Inc averages $1,700 (1 cited inspection).

GBS Engineering Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2014 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343059838 OPENED APR 2, 2018Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Closed Sep 13, 2018

15811 Lincoln St Ne, Andover, MN 55304 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$625$315Apr 18, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
Serious$625$315Apr 18, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.138(a) · Gloves and hand protection
Serious$625$315Apr 18, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
Serious$625$315Apr 18, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.178(l) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$375$180Apr 18, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$500$260Apr 18, 2018Final

Inspection 317911675 OPENED NOV 14, 2014Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed May 11, 2015

15811 Lincoln St Ne, Ham Lake, MN 55304 · Machine Shops · 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$625$400Dec 3, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 2 Other-than-serious$375$225Dec 3, 2014Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$125$75Dec 3, 2014Final
Citation 2, item 2 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 3, 2014Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv)

(iv) The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)

(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.138 · Gloves and hand protection

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 5206.700

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