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Life Essentials Incorporated: OSHA inspections and violations

Brookston, Indiana · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · NAICS 332999

1inspections
12citation items
$2,925current penalties
Jul 1, 2015last inspection

OSHA has inspected Life Essentials Incorporated once in Indiana.

The inspection began on Jul 1, 2015 after a complaint, in Brookston.

That inspection ended with 12 citation items: 10 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $6,450 and now stand at $2,925, 55% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Life Essentials Incorporated averages $2,925 (1 cited inspection).

Life Essentials Incorporated: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 317867844 OPENED JUL 1, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 15 employees at the site · Closed Feb 9, 2016

8796 South Us Higway 231, Brookston, IN 47923 · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
 Serious$1,050$525Sep 22, 2015Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.36(b)(3) · Exit route design
 Serious$600$300Sep 22, 2015Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2) · Exit routes
 Serious$600$300Sep 22, 2015Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.106(d)(3)(iia) · Flammable liquids
 Serious$600$300Sep 22, 2015Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$600$300Sep 22, 2015Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Serious$600$300Sep 22, 2015Closed
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$600$300Sep 22, 2015Closed
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$600$0Sep 22, 2015Closed
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii) · Gas welding and cutting
 Serious$600$300Sep 22, 2015Closed
Citation 1, item 10
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$600$300Sep 22, 2015Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 22, 2015Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 22, 2015Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.106 · Flammable liquids

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(3)(iia)

(ii) Fire resistance. Storage cabinets shall be designed and constructed to limit the internal temperature to not more than 325 °F. when subjected to a 10-minute fire test using the standard time-temperature curve as set forth in Standard Methods of Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials, NFPA 251-1969, which is incorporated by reference as specified in § 1910.6. All joints and seams shall remain tight and the door shall remain securely closed during the fire test. Cabinets shall be labeled in conspicuous lettering, “Flammable—Keep Fire Away.”

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2)

(2) The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.253 · Gas welding and cutting

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

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