Since 1973, OSHA inspectors have visited Machine Industries Inc in Wisconsin 7 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Dec 7, 2018 on a referral, in Chippewa Falls.
In all, OSHA issued 40 citation items: 21 serious, 2 repeat and 17 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $24,064; today they stand at $16,210, 33% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.215 (grinders and abrasive wheels), 6 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Machine Industries Inc averages $9,540 across 1 cited inspection.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 343645941 OPENED DEC 7, 2018Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 9 employees at the site · Closed Oct 10, 2019
39 W Cliff St, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 · Special Die and Tool, Die Set, Jig, and Fixture Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Nov 26, 2018: Employee is struck by falling tool from forklift and sustain
At 3:04 p.m. on November 26, 2018, an employee walked in front of a rubber roller to retrieve an end plug attachment while it was suspended by a forklift spreader beam that was raised approximately 6 feet above the ground. The employee was struck by the forklift attachment when his coworker tilted the forklift tines forward instead of lowering them. The employee sustained multiple fractures to his skull, cheekbone, several vertebra, right shoulder and femur, and right foot's middle toe. The employee was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $3,978 | $3,180 | Apr 9, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $3,978 | $3,180 | Apr 9, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 |
Serious | $3,978 | $3,180 | Apr 9, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 9, 2019 | Final |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Nov 26, 2018, Chippewa Falls: Hospitalization · fractures · multiple body parts, n.e.c.
On November 26, 2018, an employee was helping a forklift driver move a 4,000-pound load of rubber when the forklift driver hit the tilt button, causing the load of rubber to shift. This caused the bar that was supporting the rubber to release from the forklift tines and strike the employee, who suffered skull, cheekbone, and neck vertebrae fractures; a broken femur; and a smashed third right toe.…
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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