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K-S Pallets: OSHA inspections and violations

Fort Wayne, Indiana · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · NAICS 321920

1inspections
5citation items
$1,022current penalties
Feb 19, 2020last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited K-S Pallets in Indiana one time.

It opened on Feb 19, 2020 on a referral, in Fort Wayne.

In all, OSHA issued 5 citation items: 5 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $1,575; today they stand at $1,022, 35% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.219 (belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts), 2 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. K-S Pallets averages $1,022 across 1 cited inspection.

K-S Pallets: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344638291 OPENED FEB 19, 2020Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Sep 2, 2020

1025 Osage Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46808 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$525$341Jun 26, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.213(g)(1) · Woodworking machinery
 Serious$375$243Jun 26, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$375$243Jun 26, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$0$0Jun 26, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$300$195Jun 26, 2020Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(6)

(6) Industrial trucks shall not be altered so that the relative positions of the various parts are different from what they were when originally received from the manufacturer, nor shall they be altered either by the addition of extra parts not provided by the manufacturer or by the elimination of any parts, except as provided in paragraph (q)(12) of this section. Additional counterweighting of fork trucks shall not be done unless approved by the truck manufacturer.

29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

29 CFR 1910.213(g)(1)

(1) Each swing cutoff saw shall be provided with a hood that will completely enclose the upper half of the saw, the arbor end, and the point of operation at all positions of the saw. The hood shall be constructed in such a manner and of such material that it will protect the operator from flying splinters and broken saw teeth. Its hood shall be so designed that it will automatically cover the lower portion of the blade, so that when the saw is returned to the back of the table the hood will rise on top of the fence, and when the saw is moved forward the hood will drop on top of and remain in contact with the table or material being cut.

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

Other wood container and pallet manufacturing employers in Indiana

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