Pepper Source, Ltd. has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Arkansas, the first in 1995.
OSHA's last visit started on May 2, 2016 on a referral, in Van Buren.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 17 citation items: 7 serious and 10 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $19,819 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $11,729, down 41%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.1200, hazard communication (8 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,874. Pepper Source, Ltd. averages $9,596 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Pepper Source, Ltd. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Van Buren site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 273 workers: 1.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.0 for its industry.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
Sep 23, 2024, Rogers: Amputation · amputations involving bone loss · other finger(s) n.e.c.
An employee was sanitizing an inline metal detector and replacing the actuator piston when the actuator cycled and amputated their left index finger at the first knuckle.
Jun 17, 2021, Rogers: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was working on a machine with a ball valve that was leaking. The employee was trying to identify the issue when the valve actuated and amputated his left middle fingertip.
Apr 20, 2016, Van Buren: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was cleaning the metal detector with a hose when a ball valve actuator amputated the employee's left middle fingertip.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
