O'Keefe Incorporated: OSHA inspections and violations
River Falls, Wisconsin · Custom Architectural Woodwork and Millwork Manufacturing · NAICS 337212
3inspections
5citation items
$3,900current penalties
May 12, 2016last inspection
Since 2002, OSHA inspectors have visited O'Keefe Incorporated in Wisconsin 3 times.
The most recent inspection opened on May 12, 2016 on a referral, in River Falls.
In all, OSHA issued 5 citation items: 3 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $4,900; today they stand at $3,900, 20% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 3 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. O'Keefe Incorporated averages $3,900 across 1 cited inspection.
O'Keefe Incorporated also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Wisconsin · latest 90 days of OSHA records
232employers cited
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2018, the River Falls site logged 6 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 56 workers: 10.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.7 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
O'Keefe LLC.
River Falls · 2018
56
6
0
10.3
3.7
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
May 9, 2016, River Falls: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was operating the edge bander and amputated the right index finger.
On April 28, 2016, at 1:20 PM, an employee was using a router table to notch several small pieces of wood. The employee was moving the pieces of wood from left to right. The wood kicked back, allowing the employee's fingers to enter the bit.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(6) Periodic inspection. (i) The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2)
(2) Machine or equipment shutdown. The machine or equipment shall be turned off or shut down using the procedures established for the machine or equipment. An orderly shutdown must be utilized to avoid any additional or increased hazard(s) to employees as a result of the equipment stoppage.
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i)
(4) Lockout or tagout device application. (i) Lockout or tagout devices shall be affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees.
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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.
