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GK Machine Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Donald, Oregon · Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing · NAICS 333111

9inspections
27citation items
$5,300current penalties
Sep 20, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected GK Machine Inc 9 times in Oregon since 2000.

The latest one began on Sep 20, 2016 as a planned inspection, in Donald.

Those inspections ended with 27 citation items: 14 serious and 13 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $7,800 and now stand at $5,300, 32% lower after settlements or reviews.

Respiratory protection comes up most often in these citations: 8 items under 1910.134.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and GK Machine Inc averages $1,590 (1 cited inspection).

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

GK Machine Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2000 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341787083 OPENED SEP 20, 2016Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 168 employees at the site · Closed May 16, 2017

10590 Donald Rd Ne, Donald, OR 97020 · Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR OAR 437-002-0161(5)(A)(A)(V)
Serious$400$400Dec 16, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR OAR 437-002-0161(5)(A)(A)(VII)
Serious$0$0Dec 16, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR OAR 437-002-2253(6)(C)
Serious$250$250Dec 16, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.134(i)(5)(iii) · Respiratory protection
Serious$240$240Dec 16, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(iii)(b)(2) · Respiratory protection
Serious$400$400Dec 16, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR OAR 437-002-0134(8)(A)
Serious$300$300Dec 16, 2016Final

Inspection 340517655 OPENED OCT 17, 2014Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 136 employees at the site · Closed Nov 14, 2014

10590 Donald Rd Ne, Donald, OR 97020 · Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 312714504 OPENED MAR 11, 2009Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 65 employees at the site · Closed Aug 24, 2009

10590 Donald Rd Ne, Donald, OR 97020 · Farm Machinery and 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$2,500$1,500May 4, 2009Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iv) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$0$0May 4, 2009Final
Citation 2, item 3 Other-than-serious$0$0May 4, 2009Final

Inspection 312714637 OPENED MAR 11, 2009Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 65 employees at the site · Closed Dec 15, 2009

10590 Donald Rd Ne, Donald, OR 97020 · Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii) · Respiratory protection
Serious$500$500Aug 14, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(iiib)(2) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Aug 14, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Aug 14, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 1d
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(3) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Aug 14, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 2a Serious$500$500Aug 14, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 2b Serious$0$0Aug 14, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 3 Serious$210$210Aug 14, 2009Closed
Citation 2, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 14, 2009Closed
Citation 2, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(4) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 14, 2009Closed

Inspection 311710636 OPENED JUN 17, 2008Closed

Planned · No inspection · Safety · Closed Sep 15, 2008

10590 Donald Rd, Donald, OR 97020 · Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 311707293 OPENED MAY 29, 2008Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Health · 95 employees at the site · Closed Nov 19, 2008

10590 Donald Rd Ne, Donald, OR 97020 · Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(1)(i) · Methylene chloride
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 28, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1052(k) · Methylene chloride
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 28, 2008Closed

Inspection 308457639 OPENED MAY 25, 2005Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 90 employees at the site · Closed May 24, 2006

10590 Donald Rd, Donald, OR 97020 · Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 17, 2005Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 17, 2005Final
Citation 1, item 3 Other-than-serious$2,500$1,000Jun 17, 2005Final

Inspection 304820954 OPENED MAY 23, 2002Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 50 employees at the site · Closed Nov 19, 2002

10590 Donald Rd, Donald, OR 97020 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(3) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 9, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 9, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 2a Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 9, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 2b Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 9, 2002Closed
1 older inspection

Inspection 302685318 OPENED JAN 5, 2000Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 40 employees at the site · Closed Jan 5, 2000

10590 Donald Rd, Donald, OR 97020 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2024, the Donald site logged 20 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 152 workers: 14.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 262 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Main 1
Donald · 2024
152 20714.42.7
GK Machine Inc
Donald · 2024
152 20714.42.7
GK Machine, Inc.
Donald · 2023
159 241215.42.7

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1052 · Methylene chloride

29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(1)(i)

(d) Exposure monitoring—(1) Characterization of employee exposure. (i) Where MC is present in the workplace, the employer shall determine each employee's exposure by either:

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2)

(2) The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(3)

(3) The test operator shall direct the stream of irritant smoke from the smoke tube toward the faceseal area of the test subject, using the low flow pump or the squeeze bulb. The test operator shall begin at least 12 inches from the facepiece and move the smoke stream around the whole perimeter of the mask. The operator shall gradually make two more passes around the perimeter of the mask, moving to within six inches of the respirator.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.184 · Slings

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

29 CFR 7010.7002

29 CFR 7010.7650

29 CFR 7020.3820

Other farm machinery and equipment manufacturing employers in Oregon

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