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Hydroblasters, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin · Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 423850

2inspections
3citation items
$12,229current penalties
Mar 1, 2020last inspection

Hydroblasters, Inc. has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Wisconsin, the first in 2011.

OSHA's last visit started on Mar 1, 2020 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Wisconsin Rapids.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

OSHA proposed $15,446 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $12,229, down 21%.

For context, across all wholesale employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,425. Hydroblasters, Inc. averages $8,029 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

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

Hydroblasters, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2011 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344664933 OPENED MAR 1, 2020Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Aug 28, 2020

600 4th Avenue North, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495 · Pulp Mills · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Feb 29, 2020 (fatal): Employee falls from building while cleaning work area and is

At 2:00 p.m. on February 29, 2020, an employee was preparing the area with a vacuum hose to pick up wood chips from the mill. The employee fell through an opening where the midrail should have been and and landed approximately 40 feet below. The employee was killed.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1) · Walking-working surfaces
 Serious$9,446$8,029Apr 28, 2020Final

Inspection 330979469 OPENED AUG 23, 2011Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 22 employees at the site · Closed Dec 2, 2011

621 North Biron Drive, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494 · Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(a)(8)(ii) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
 Serious$1,800$1,260Oct 26, 2011Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$4,200$2,940Oct 26, 2011Final

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 Wisconsin Rapids site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 35 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.8 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Hydroblasters Inc
Wisconsin Rapids · 2024
35 000.02.8
Hydroblasters Wisc. Rapids
Wisconsin Rapids · 2020
30 216.51.0

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(e)(1)

(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 1910.22 · Walking-working surfaces

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1)

(1) Walking-working surfaces are inspected, regularly and as necessary, and maintained in a safe condition;

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

Other service establishment equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers employers in Wisconsin

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.