Inspection 345456230 OPENED AUG 3, 2021Closed
114 West Main Street, Dresser, WI 54009 · Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Rick's Cabinets, Inc. has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Wisconsin, the first in 2021.
OSHA's last visit started on Aug 3, 2021 on a referral, in Dresser.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 9 citation items: 9 serious.
OSHA proposed $16,384 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $11,469, down 30%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.1200, hazard communication (4 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Rick's Cabinets, Inc. averages $11,469 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 345289482 OPENED MAY 3, 2021Closed
114 West Main Street, Dresser, WI 54009 · Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Apr 26, 2021: Employee partially amputates thumb when caught in machine ou
At 9:00 a.m. on April 26, 2021, an employee working as a plant production worker for a temporary staffing service was assigned to work at a wood cabinet manufacturer site. The employee was attempting to clear debris from a Brandt KD 68 Edgebander & Trimmer while the machine was in operation. The employee was assisting a coworker (the machine operator) by collecting completed cabinet components from the outfeed side of the machine. The coworker was performing a visual inspection of the equipment with the guard enclosure opened and the equipment running. Prior to beginning a production cycle, the coworker needed to use the restroom and pushed the machine's stop button before leaving the area. Pushing the stop button isolated the source power for the equipment's feed rollers and trimmers, however, the trimmers were stilling running down. Shortly after the coworker left the area, the employee reached near the unguarded equipment to clear debris with her gloved right hand. She caught her hand between the bottom edge trimmer and feed roller resulting in a partial amputation of the right thumb. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for a lacerated right thumb eventually leading to a partial amputation.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $4,681 | $3,277 | Aug 11, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools |
Serious | $3,121 | $2,185 | Aug 11, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements |
Serious | $4,681 | $3,277 | Aug 11, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i) · Electrical wiring methods |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 11, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3c 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 11, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4a 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $3,901 | $2,731 | Aug 11, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4b 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(10) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 11, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4c 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 11, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4d 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 11, 2021 | Final |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Apr 26, 2021, Dresser: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
On April 26, 2021, at approximately 9:00 a.m., an employee was setting up a trimmer on the side of an edge bander when their right thumb contacted the trimmer, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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(e)(1)
(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(10)
(10) The employer shall ensure that workplace labels or other forms of warning are legible, in English, and prominently displayed on the container, or readily available in the work area throughout each work shift. Employers having employees who speak other languages may add the information in their language to the material presented, as long as the information is presented in English as well.
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8)
(8) The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). (Electronic access and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.)
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools
29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods
Other wood kitchen cabinet and countertop manufacturing employers in Wisconsin
- De Pere Cabinet, Inc. De Pere · 80 citations · $130,726
- Walzcraft Industries, Inc. La Crosse · 3 citations · $11,750
- WB Manufacturing, LLC Thorp · 17 citations · $103,442
- Lakeside Manufacturing, Inc. West Milwaukee · 32 citations · $9,700
- Precision Surface Industries, LLC Madison · 5 citations · $1,538
- Becks Quality Cabinets, Inc. Green Bay · 8 citations · $10,066
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