Rafter M Trailers: OSHA inspections and violations
Waterville, Kansas · All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing · NAICS 336999
1inspections
3citation items
$4,165current penalties
Jan 6, 2015last inspection
Rafter M Trailers has one OSHA inspection on record in Kansas.
OSHA opened it on Jan 6, 2015 as a planned inspection, in Waterville.
From that inspection OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.
OSHA proposed $5,950 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $4,165, down 30%.
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Rafter M Trailers averages $4,165 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Rafter M Trailers also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Kansas · latest 90 days of OSHA records
43employers cited
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2017, the Waterville site logged 6 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 35 workers: 18.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 5.2 for its industry. Those cases cost 3 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Travalong
Waterville · 2017
35
6
1
18.9
5.2
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(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 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3)
(3) Sprockets and chains. All sprocket wheels and chains shall be enclosed unless they are more than seven (7) feet above the floor or platform. Where the drive extends over other machine or working areas, protection against falling shall be provided. This subparagraph does not apply to manually operated sprockets.
(iii) Protection from arc welding rays. Where the work permits, the welder should be enclosed in an individual booth painted with a finish of low reflectivity such as zinc oxide (an important factor for absorbing ultraviolet radiations) and lamp black, or shall be enclosed with noncombustible screens similarly painted. Booths and screens shall permit circulation of air at floor level. Workers or other persons adjacent to the welding areas shall be protected from the rays by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields or shall be required to wear appropriate goggles.
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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.
