Kauffman Engineering OSHA Violations, Davenport IA

OSHA inspectors have visited Kauffman Engineering in Iowa one time.

It opened on Aug 1, 2016 after a complaint, in Davenport.

In all, OSHA issued 11 citation items: 6 serious and 5 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $6,300; today they stand at $3,150, 50% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.1200 (hazard communication), 4 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Kauffman Engineering averages $3,150 across 1 cited inspection.

Kauffman Engineering also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Kauffman Engineering: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016 — Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341652675 OPENED AUG 1, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 36 employees at the site · Closed Mar 27, 2017

908 East 59th Street, Davenport, IA 52807 · Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash	Serious	$1,125	$562	Jan 27, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements	Serious	$1,500	$750	Jan 27, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods	Serious	$0	$0	Jan 27, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication	Serious	$2,625	$1,312	Jan 27, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii) · Hazard communication	Serious	$0	$0	Jan 27, 2017	Final
Citation 1, item 3c 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3) · Hazard communication	Serious	$0	$0	Jan 27, 2017	Final
Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1) · Injury and illness log	Other-than-serious	$750	$375	Jan 27, 2017	Final
Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements	Other-than-serious	$100	$50	Jan 27, 2017	Final
Citation 2, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(2) · Lead in general industry	Other-than-serious	$100	$50	Jan 27, 2017	Final
Citation 2, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(i) · Lead in general industry	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Jan 27, 2017	Final
Citation 2, item 4 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) · Hazard communication	Other-than-serious	$100	$50	Jan 27, 2017	Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2019, the Davenport site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 30 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.5 for its industry.

Site and year	Workers	Cases	Days-away cases	Rate	Industry median
Kauffman Engineering, LLC - DAV Davenport · 2019	30	0	0	0.0	0.5
Kauffman Engineering, Inc. DAV Davenport · 2018	36	0	0	0.0	0.5

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.29 · Injury and illness log

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1)

(b) Implementation—(1) What do I need to do to complete the OSHA 300 Log? You must enter information about your business at the top of the OSHA 300 Log, enter a one or two line description for each recordable injury or illness, and summarize this information on the OSHA 300-A at the end of the year.

29 CFR 1910.1025 · Lead in general industry

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(2)

(2) Initial determination. Each employer who has a workplace or work operation covered by this standard shall determine if any exployee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level.

29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(i)

(l) Employee information and training—(1) Training program. (i) Each employer who has a workplace in which there is a potential exposure to airborne lead at any level shall inform employees of the content of Appendices A and B of this regulation.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

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.

Kauffman Engineering: OSHA inspections and violations