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Kenway Engineering Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Fairmont, Minnesota · Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing · NAICS 336322

3inspections
9citation items
$1,400current penalties
Feb 27, 2018last inspection

OSHA has inspected Kenway Engineering Inc 3 times in Minnesota since 2009.

The latest one began on Feb 27, 2018 as a planned inspection, in Fairmont.

Those inspections ended with 9 citation items: 6 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $1,625 and now stand at $1,400, 14% lower after settlements or reviews.

Methylene chloride comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.1052.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Kenway Engineering Inc averages $158 (1 cited inspection).

Kenway Engineering Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2009 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342976982 OPENED FEB 27, 2018Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Apr 13, 2018

2555 Lake Ave, Fairmont, MN 56031 · Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$225$158Mar 8, 2018Final

Inspection 316730431 OPENED OCT 4, 2012Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 15 employees at the site · Closed Nov 14, 2012

2555 Lake Ave, Fairmont, MN 56031 · Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$375$262Oct 15, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
Serious$0$0Oct 15, 2012Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii) · Gas welding and cutting
Other-than-serious$150$105Oct 15, 2012Closed

Inspection 313118630 OPENED APR 7, 2009Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 8 employees at the site · Closed Jun 10, 2009

2555 Lake Ave, Fairmont, MN 56031 · Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$0$0Apr 23, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(2) · Methylene chloride
Serious$375$375Apr 23, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1052(i)(3)(i) · Methylene chloride
Serious$375$375Apr 23, 2009Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$125$125Apr 23, 2009Closed
Citation 2, item 2 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 23, 2009Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1820.6530

29 CFR 1910.1052 · Methylene chloride

29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(2)

(2) Initial determination. Each employer whose employees are exposed to MC shall perform initial exposure monitoring to determine each affected employee's exposure, except under the following conditions:

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)

(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1)

(a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.253 · Gas welding and cutting

29 CFR 5205.1210

29 CFR 5206.700

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