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Ritepack, Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Elwood, Kansas · Packaging and Labeling Services · NAICS 561910

3inspections
6citation items
$16,906current penalties
Jan 30, 2024last inspection

OSHA has inspected Ritepack, Inc 3 times in Kansas since 2015.

The latest one began on Jan 30, 2024 after a complaint, in Elwood.

Those inspections ended with 6 citation items: 4 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $20,348 and now stand at $16,906, 17% lower after settlements or reviews.

Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.147.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for staffing, cleaning and waste services employers since 2015 is $2,201, and Ritepack, Inc averages $8,453 (2 cited inspections).

Ritepack, Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347243156 OPENED JAN 30, 2024Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 62 employees at the site · Closed Mar 1, 2024

502 S. 15th St., Elwood, KS 66024 · Packaging and Labeling Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 341981645 OPENED DEC 16, 2016Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Jun 5, 2017

1009 Vernon Road, Wathena, KS 66090 · Packaging and Labeling Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$8,873$8,873May 2, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0May 2, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$0$0May 2, 2017Final

Inspection 340740646 OPENED JUN 29, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 52 employees at the site · Closed Jul 5, 2016

502 S 15th St, Elwood, KS 66024 · All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Serious$3,825$2,677Sep 11, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$3,825$2,678Sep 11, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$3,825$2,678Sep 11, 2015Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i)

(i) An employer may provide respirators at the request of employees or permit employees to use their own respirators, if the employer determines that such respirator use will not in itself create a hazard. If the employer determines that any voluntary respirator use is permissible, the employer shall provide the respirator users with the information contained in appendix D to this section (“Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard”); and

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)

(ii) The procedures shall clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, the following:

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)

(7) Training and communication. (i) The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees. The training shall include the following:

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

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