Sub-Zero, Inc. has 5 OSHA inspections on record in Wisconsin, the first in 1985.
OSHA's last visit started on Nov 22, 2022 to follow up on an earlier case, in Madison.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 10 citation items: 5 serious, 2 repeat and 3 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $88,799 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.147, lockout/tagout (5 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Sub-Zero, Inc. averages $52,631 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company6061 Basswood Drive, Madison, WI 53719 · Major Household Appliance Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Repeat | $61,391 | $78,274 | Feb 16, 2023 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Repeat | $0 | $0 | Feb 16, 2023 | Final |
6061 Basswood Drive, Madison, WI 53719 · Major Household Appliance Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Dec 6, 2019 (fatal): Employee is crushed and killed by overhead lift
At 8:16 p.m. on December 6, 2019, a 58-year-old male employee was working as a laser operator for a manufacturer of high end household refrigerators and home freezers. A coworker there was also working as a laser operator. At approximately 8:00 p.m., the coworker-laser operator returned from his break. He was resuming production. At 8:03 p.m., the worker-laser operator noticed that the laser machine he was assigned to wasn't working. At 8:05 p.m., he manually reset the material handling light curtain at the laser pedestal. At approximately 8:05 p.m., the coworker-laser operator heard the employee yelling for help. The coworker-laser operator and a second coworker walked around the laser several times. They could not locate the employee. At 8:11 p.m., the coworker-laser operator found the employee. He had entered the laser machine's material handling area. He was lying on the laser machine's material handling index table. An overhead lift was resting on top of him and pushing down. The employee suffered multiple fatal crushing injuries. He was killed. It was not known why the employee was in the material handling area at the time of the incident.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $13,494 | $13,494 | Apr 24, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $13,494 | $13,494 | Apr 24, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 24, 2020 | Final |
6061 Basswood Drive, Madison, WI 53719 · Major Household Appliance Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
4717 Hammersley Rd., Madison, WI 53711 · Major Household Appliance Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
4717 Hammersley Rd, Madison, WI 53711 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $240 | $240 | May 13, 1985 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.217(c)(2)(ib) · Mechanical power presses |
Serious | $180 | $180 | May 13, 1985 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(5) · Machine guarding |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | May 13, 1985 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | May 13, 1985 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 3 29 CFR 1910.304(f)(5)(v) · Grounding and circuit protection |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | May 13, 1985 | Closed |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Aug 20, 2020, Madison: Hospitalization · fractures · lower leg(s)
An employee was pulling a wheeled cart containing parts to another area of the assembly line. During transport, the cart hit a floor mounted rail track in the aisle, causing the cart to tip over. The cart struck the employee's lower right leg and fractured the tibia and fibula.
Aug 25, 2016, Madison: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was reversing the right-angle pneumatic driver equipped with a tapping bit when the driver caught his glove and twisted it around the tapping bit, damaging his left pinky finger. The pinky finger was amputated at the first joint in the emergency room.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)
(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3)
(3) Machine or equipment isolation. All energy isolating devices that are needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment shall be physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s).
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i)
(4) Lockout or tagout device application. (i) Lockout or tagout devices shall be affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees.
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.