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Pne Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Litchfield, Minnesota · Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing · NAICS 333314

1inspections
3citation items
$945current penalties
Feb 24, 2020last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Pne Inc in Minnesota one time.

It opened on Feb 24, 2020 as a planned inspection, in Litchfield.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $1,350; today they stand at $945, 30% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 2 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Pne Inc averages $945 across 1 cited inspection.

Pne Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344663091 OPENED FEB 24, 2020Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 68 employees at the site · Closed Mar 19, 2020

810 E Saint Paul Street, Litchfield, MN 55355 · Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$450$315Mar 6, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$450$315Mar 6, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$450$315Mar 6, 2020Final

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 1910.147(c)(6)(i)

(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 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.

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