Hess Services Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations
Hays, Kansas · Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing · NAICS 332420
2inspections
5citation items
$7,854current penalties
Jan 15, 2015last inspection
Hess Services Inc. has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Kansas, the first in 2012.
OSHA's last visit started on Jan 15, 2015 as a planned inspection, in Hays.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 5 citation items: 5 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $11,220 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $7,854, down 30%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.219, belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts (2 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Hess Services Inc. averages $3,570 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Hess Services Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Kansas · latest 90 days of OSHA records
45employers cited
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2017, the Hays site logged 9 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 227 workers: 3.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 10 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Hess Services Inc.
Hays · 2017
227
9
4
3.9
2.8
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
An employee was walking through a metal entry door and pinched their right thumb in the door resulting in amputation of skin and muscle from the thumb.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(c) Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.
29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6)
(6) The user shall see that all nameplates and markings are in place and are maintained in a legible condition.
29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1)
(d) Pulleys—(1) Guarding. Pulleys, any parts of which are seven (7) feet or less from the floor or working platform, shall be guarded in accordance with the standards specified in paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section. Pulleys serving as balance wheels (e.g., punch presses) on which the point of contact between belt and pulley is more than six feet six inches (6 ft. 6 in.) from the floor or platform may be guarded with a disk covering the spokes.
29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements
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