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Scherer, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Tea, South Dakota · Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing · NAICS 332312

1inspections
2citation items
$3,200current penalties
Nov 2, 2023last inspection

OSHA has inspected Scherer, Inc. once in South Dakota.

The inspection began on Nov 2, 2023 after a complaint, in Tea.

That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $4,113 and now stand at $3,200, 22% lower after settlements or reviews.

Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.178.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Scherer, Inc. averages $3,200 (1 cited inspection).

Scherer, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Scherer, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2023 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347077315 OPENED NOV 2, 2023Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 57 employees at the site · Closed Apr 22, 2024

46994 Mindy Street, Tea, SD 57064 · Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$4,113$3,200Mar 5, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 5, 2024Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2022, the Tea site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 70 workers: 4.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Scherer Inc.
Tea · 2022
70 304.02.7

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii)

(iii) An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance shall be conducted at least once every three years.

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7)

(7) Industrial trucks shall be examined before being placed in service, and shall not be placed in service if the examination shows any condition adversely affecting the safety of the vehicle. Such examination shall be made at least daily.

Other fabricated structural metal manufacturing employers in South Dakota

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.