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Pak-Rite, Ltd.: OSHA inspections and violations

Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · NAICS 321920

2inspections
3citation items
$10,430current penalties
Sep 23, 2016last inspection

Pak-Rite, Ltd. has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Wisconsin, the first in 2013.

OSHA's last visit started on Sep 23, 2016 as a planned inspection, in Milwaukee.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 3 citation items: 1 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $24,420 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $10,430, down 57%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.213, woodworking machinery (2 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Pak-Rite, Ltd. averages $7,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Pak-Rite, Ltd. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Pak-Rite, Ltd.: OSHA citation items per year, 2013 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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3 of them in the same industry

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Inspection history

Inspection 341793198 OPENED SEP 23, 2016Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 53 employees at the site · Closed Dec 15, 2017

2395 South Burrell Street, Milwaukee, WI 53207 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.213(d)(1) · Woodworking machinery
Other-than-serious$19,520$7,000Feb 3, 2017Final

Inspection 339425787 OPENED SEP 25, 2013Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 58 employees at the site · Closed Jan 17, 2014

2395 South Burrell Street, Milwaukee, WI 53207 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.213(d)(1) · Woodworking machinery
Serious$4,900$3,430Jan 2, 2014Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(b) · Machine guarding
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 2, 2014Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2016, the Milwaukee site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 53 workers: 5.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.6 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
PAK-RITE, Ltd.
Milwaukee · 2016
53 305.54.6

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

May 28, 2015, Milwaukee: Hospitalization · soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury · leg(s), unspecified

An employee was unloading a trainer (similar in appearance to a tool box on wheels) from a crate to prepare the crate for repair. As the trainer was being rolled down the built-in ramp using a winch, it started to tip off of the side. The employee attempted to prevent the trainer from falling on its side, resulting in the trainer striking the employee's leg. The employee was hospitalized.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(b)

(b) Anchoring fixed machinery. Machines designed for a fixed location shall be securely anchored to prevent walking or moving.

29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

29 CFR 1910.213(d)(1)

(d) Hand-fed crosscut table saws. (1) Each circular crosscut table saw shall be guarded by a hood which shall meet all the requirements of paragraph (c)(1) of this section for hoods for circular ripsaws.

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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.