Jackson Dairy has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Kansas, the first in 2007.
OSHA's last visit started on Dec 13, 2022 as a planned inspection, in Hutchinson.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 5 citation items: 4 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $78,125 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $37,500, down 52%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.119, process safety management (5 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,873. Jackson Dairy averages $37,500 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Jackson Dairy 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 2022, the Hutchinson site logged 7 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 115 workers: 5.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.2 for its industry. Those cases cost 707 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
070-PL001
Hutchinson · 2022
115
7
6
5.5
4.2
D070-M001
Hutchinson · 2018
127
5
2
3.9
4.2
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 doing preventive maintenance on a gallon caser, cycling the cylinders to identify leaking cylinders or sticking solenoids. He noticed some buildup on the fingers of the machine and was trying to determine how much buildup was present when the fingers crushed his right index finger, removing about half his fingernail and some tissue above the bone.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(ii) The employer shall document that equipment complies with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices.
29 CFR 1910.119(e)(5)
(5) The employer shall establish a system to promptly address the team's findings and recommendations; assure that the recommendations are resolved in a timely manner and that the resolution is documented; document what actions are to be taken; complete actions as soon as possible; develop a written schedule of when these actions are to be completed; communicate the actions to operating, maintenance and other employees whose work assignments are in the process and who may be affected by the recommendations or actions.
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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.
