From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2016, the South Bend site logged 8 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 309 workers: 3.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.3 for its industry. Those cases cost 9 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Western Store, plant, offices
South Bend · 2016
309
8
1
3.3
3.3
Ireland Rd. Store
South Bend · 2016
18
0
0
0.0
3.3
Excel Center, South Bend
South Bend · 2016
22
0
0
0.0
3.0
Cleveland Store
South Bend · 2016
11
0
0
0.0
3.3
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(c) Exposure control—(1) Exposure Control Plan. (i) Each employer having an employee(s) with occupational exposure as defined by paragraph (b) of this section shall establish a written Exposure Control Plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure.
(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i)
(5) Transportation. (i) Chemical manufacturers, importers, or distributors shall ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals leaving the workplace is labeled, tagged, or marked in accordance with this section in a manner which does not conflict with the requirements of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) and regulations issued under that Act by the Department of Transportation (49 CFR subtitle B).
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