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Moistureshield Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Lowell, Arkansas · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 423930

1inspections
2citation items
$15,851current penalties
Jul 15, 2021last inspection

OSHA has inspected Moistureshield Inc. once in Arkansas.

The inspection began on Jul 15, 2021 on a referral, in Lowell.

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

Penalties were first proposed at $26,419 and now stand at $15,851, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for wholesale employers since 2015 is $3,425, and Moistureshield Inc. averages $15,851 (1 cited inspection).

Moistureshield Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345420848 OPENED JUL 15, 2021Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Closed Jan 27, 2023

121 S. Lincoln St, Lowell, AR 72745 · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 8, 2021: Employee amputates finger tip when caught in pulverizer

At approximately 12:05 p.m. on July 8, 2021, an employee was instructed to go to lunch by a supervisor and to stop work. The employee made an adjustment to the pulverizer that the employee was previously working on after being informed of the need to take a lunch. Employee removed a sock on the pulverizer and stuck their hand into an opening and contacted the blades while the machine was still running. The employee amputated the left index and middle fingertip. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry
 Other-than-serious$12,766$7,660Jan 5, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Other-than-serious$13,653$8,192Jan 5, 2022Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i)

(b) Protection from fall hazards—(1) Unprotected sides and edges. (i) Except as provided elsewhere in this section, the employer must ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the following:

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