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Protokleen, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Gardnerville, Nevada · Janitorial Services · NAICS 561720

3inspections
5citation items
$600current penalties
Jan 22, 2016last inspection

Since 2015, OSHA inspectors have visited Protokleen, Inc. in Nevada 3 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Jan 22, 2016 after a complaint, in Gardnerville.

In all, OSHA issued 5 citation items: 2 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

The penalties, $600 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

Among staffing, cleaning and waste services employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,201 penalty. Protokleen, Inc. averages $200 across 3 cited inspections.

Protokleen, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341197267 OPENED JAN 22, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Mar 23, 2016

1418 Industrial Way Suite D, Gardnerville, NV 89410 · Janitorial Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$300$300Mar 7, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.303(a) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 7, 2016Final

Inspection 341197416 OPENED JAN 22, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 15 employees at the site · Closed Mar 23, 2016

1418 Industrial Way Suite D, Gardnerville, NV 89410 · Janitorial Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii) · Respiratory protection
Serious$300$300Mar 7, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · General requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 7, 2016Final

Inspection 340803014 OPENED JUL 21, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 8 employees at the site · Closed Aug 25, 2015

1418 Industrial Way Suite D, Gardnerville, NV 89410 · Janitorial Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 14, 2015Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)

(6) Workplace labeling. Except as provided in paragraphs (f)(7) and (f)(8) of this section, the employer shall ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace is labeled, tagged or marked with either:

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii)

(ii) In addition, the employer must establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user. Exception: Employers are not required to include in a written respiratory protection program those employees whose only use of respirators involves the voluntary use of filtering facepieces (dust masks).

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9)

(9) Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b) (3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch. (See Figures O-18, O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, and O-23.)

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

Other janitorial services employers in Nevada

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