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Irwin Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

De Witt, Iowa · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · NAICS 321920

2inspections
7citation items
$4,600current penalties
Aug 9, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected Irwin Inc. 2 times in Iowa since 2009.

The latest one began on Aug 9, 2016 as part of a related case, in De Witt.

Those inspections ended with 7 citation items: 7 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $4,600 and still stand at $4,600.

Woodworking machinery comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.213.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Irwin Inc. averages $4,500 (1 cited inspection).

Irwin Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2009 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341687986 OPENED AUG 9, 2016Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Dec 5, 2016

330 S 6th Ave, De Witt, IA 52742 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.213(b)(6) · Woodworking machinery
 Serious$2,500$2,500Nov 8, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.213(r)(4) · Woodworking machinery
 Serious$0$0Nov 8, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.213(i)(1) · Woodworking machinery
 Serious$1,250$1,250Nov 8, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.213(i)(3) · Woodworking machinery
 Serious$0$0Nov 8, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$750$750Nov 8, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Nov 8, 2016Final

Inspection 313237414 OPENED APR 23, 2009Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 14 employees at the site · Closed Jul 28, 2009

330 S. 6th Avenue, De Witt, IA 52742 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.243(c)(3) · Guarding of portable powered tools
 Serious$100$100Jun 12, 2009Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

29 CFR 1910.213(b)(6)

(6) Each operating treadle shall be protected against unexpected or accidental tripping.

29 CFR 1910.213(i)(1)

(i) Bandsaws and band resaws. (1) All portions of the saw blade shall be enclosed or guarded, except for the working portion of the blade between the bottom of the guide rolls and the table. Bandsaw wheels shall be fully encased. The outside periphery of the enclosure shall be solid. The front and back of the band wheels shall be either enclosed by solid material or by wire mesh or perforated metal. Such mesh or perforated metal shall be not less than 0.037 inch (U.S. Gage No. 20), and the openings shall be not greater than three-eighths inch. Solid material used for this purpose shall be of an equivalent strength and firmness. The guard for the portion of the blade between the sliding guide and the upper-saw-wheel guard shall protect the saw blade at the front and outer side. This portion of the guard shall be self-adjusting to raise and lower with the guide. The upper-wheel guard shall

29 CFR 1910.213(i)(3)

(3) Feed rolls of band resaws shall be protected with a suitable guard to prevent the hands of the operator from coming in contact with the in-running rolls at any point. The guard shall be constructed of heavy material, preferably metal, and the edge of the guard shall come to within three-eighths inch of the plane formed by the inside face of the feed roll in contact with the stock being cut.

29 CFR 1910.243 · Guarding of portable powered tools

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

Other wood container and pallet manufacturing employers in Iowa

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