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Qsi: OSHA inspections and violations

Ottumwa, Iowa · Janitorial Services · NAICS 561720

1inspections
5citation items
$8,500current penalties
Jul 21, 2015last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Qsi in Iowa one time.

It opened on Jul 21, 2015 as part of a related case, in Ottumwa.

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

The proposed penalties came to $20,000; today they stand at $8,500, 57% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.219 (belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts), 2 times.

Among staffing, cleaning and waste services employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,200 penalty. Qsi averages $8,500 across 1 cited inspection.

The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $0 in back wages owed to workers.

Qsi: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340985175 OPENED JUL 21, 2015Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 140 employees at the site · Closed Sep 1, 2016

600 South Iowa Ave, Ottumwa, IA 52501 · Janitorial Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a Other-than-serious$2,500$2,500Jan 19, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2) · Machine guarding
 Other-than-serious$5,000$6,000Jan 19, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 19, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.219(h)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 19, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2d
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Other-than-serious$12,500$0Jan 19, 2016Final

Wage and hour cases

Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.

Period reviewedViolationsWorkers owedBack wagesPenalties
Sep 25, 2020 to Sep 26, 2023
OTTUMWA
310$0$468,870

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)(ii)(b)

(B) Specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy;

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.

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2)

(2) General requirements for machine guards. Guards shall be affixed to the machine where possible and secured elsewhere if for any reason attachment to the machine is not possible. The guard shall be such that it does not offer an accident hazard in itself.

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

Other janitorial services employers in Iowa

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