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Tomahawk Foundry, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Rice Lake, Wisconsin · Iron Foundries · NAICS 331511

2inspections
4citation items
$2,854current penalties
Aug 2, 2023last inspection

Tomahawk Foundry, Inc. has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Wisconsin, the first in 2011.

OSHA's last visit started on Aug 2, 2023 as a planned inspection, in Rice Lake.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 4 citation items: 4 serious.

OSHA proposed $4,077 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $2,854, down 30%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.1053, silica dust in general industry (3 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Tomahawk Foundry, Inc. averages $1,594 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Tomahawk Foundry, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2011 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346879083 OPENED AUG 2, 2023Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 13 employees at the site · Closed Jan 9, 2024

2337 29th Street, Rice Lake, WI 54868 · Iron Foundries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.1053(c) · Silica dust in general industry
 Serious$2,277$1,594Nov 22, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.1053(e)(1) · Silica dust in general industry
 Serious$0$0Nov 22, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.1053(g)(1) · Silica dust in general industry
 Serious$0$0Nov 22, 2023Final

Inspection 330773177 OPENED JUN 30, 2011Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 10 employees at the site · Closed Feb 1, 2012

2337 29th St., Rice Lake, WI 54868 · Iron Foundries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$1,800$1,260Dec 7, 2011Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1053 · Silica dust in general industry

29 CFR 1910.1053(c)

(c) Permissible exposure limit (PEL). The employer shall ensure that no employee is exposed to an airborne concentration of respirable crystalline silica in excess of 50 µg/m 3, calculated as an 8-hour TWA.

29 CFR 1910.1053(e)(1)

(e) Regulated areas—(1) Establishment. The employer shall establish a regulated area wherever an employee's exposure to airborne concentrations of respirable crystalline silica is, or can reasonably be expected to be, in excess of the PEL.

29 CFR 1910.1053(g)(1)

(g) Respiratory protection—(1) General. Where respiratory protection is required by this section, the employer must provide each employee an appropriate respirator that complies with the requirements of this paragraph and 29 CFR 1910.134. Respiratory protection is required:

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

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