Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing · NAICS 332420
2inspections
4citation items
$2,367current penalties
Jun 20, 2019last inspection
OSHA has inspected Rexcon, Inc. 2 times in Wisconsin since 2007.
The latest one began on Jun 20, 2019 after a complaint, in Burlington.
Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 2 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $3,381 and now stand at $2,367, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lead in general industry comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.1025.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Rexcon, Inc. averages $2,367 (1 cited inspection).
Rexcon, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Jan 22, 2007: Employee dies from double brain aneurysm
On January 22, 2007, Employee #1 sustained a double brain aneurysm and died. Not a work related incident.
No citations from this inspection.
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2019, the Burlington site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 75 workers: 4.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 4 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
RexCon, Inc
Burlington · 2019
75
4
1
4.3
2.7
RexCon LLC
Burlington · 2016
68
6
2
8.7
2.7
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(2) Initial determination. Each employer who has a workplace or work operation covered by this standard shall determine if any exployee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level.
29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(1)
(h) Housekeeping—(1) Surfaces. All surfaces shall be maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of lead.
29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(i)
(l) Employee information and training—(1) Training program. (i) Each employer who has a workplace in which there is a potential exposure to airborne lead at any level shall inform employees of the content of Appendices A and B of this regulation.
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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.
