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Valley Popcorn: OSHA inspections and violations

Neenah, Wisconsin · All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing · NAICS 311999

2inspections
16citation items
$15,030current penalties
Feb 7, 2024last inspection

Since 2019, OSHA inspectors have visited Valley Popcorn in Wisconsin 2 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Feb 7, 2024 after a complaint, in Neenah.

In all, OSHA issued 16 citation items: 13 serious, 1 repeat and 2 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $33,094; today they stand at $15,030, 55% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.305 (electrical wiring methods), 5 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,873 penalty. Valley Popcorn averages $7,515 across 2 cited inspections.

Valley Popcorn also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Valley Popcorn: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347263295 OPENED FEB 7, 2024Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 30 employees at the site · Closed Jul 26, 2024

6172 Dixie Road, Neenah, WI 54956 · Other Snack Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4) · Portable fire extinguishers
Serious$4,839$2,419May 22, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers
Serious$0$0May 22, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$6,453$3,226May 22, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0May 22, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods
Repeat$9,678$4,839May 22, 2024Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0May 22, 2024Final

Inspection 343850061 OPENED MAR 14, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 22 employees at the site · Closed Jan 3, 2022

6172 Dixie Road, Neenah, WI 54956 · All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(iv) · Fall protection in general industry
Serious$3,789$1,894Aug 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.29(b)(1) · Fall protection systems in general industry
Serious$0$0Aug 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.29(b)(2) · Fall protection systems in general industry
Serious$0$0Aug 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$3,031$0Aug 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$3,031$1,516Aug 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$0$0Aug 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 4c
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$0$0Aug 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$2,273$1,136Aug 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 5b
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Aug 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 5c
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Aug 9, 2019Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2023, the Neenah site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 35 workers: 4.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.0 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Valley Popcorn Inc
Neenah · 2023
35 104.03.0
Valley Popcorn Company
Neenah · 2016
32 000.03.0

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)(6)

(6) Workplace labeling. Except as provided in paragraphs (f)(7) and (f)(8) of this section, the employer shall ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace is labeled, tagged or marked with either:

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.29 · Fall protection systems in general industry

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

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