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Van Wert Pallets, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Van Wert, Ohio · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · NAICS 321920

2inspections
8citation items
$4,878current penalties
Jun 14, 2018last inspection

Van Wert Pallets, LLC has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Ohio, the first in 2018.

OSHA's last visit started on Jun 14, 2018 as a planned inspection, in Van Wert.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 8 citation items: 7 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $12,196 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $4,878, down 60%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.1200, hazard communication (3 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Van Wert Pallets, LLC averages $2,439 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

Van Wert Pallets, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343226460 OPENED JUN 14, 2018Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 7 employees at the site · Closed Mar 18, 2020

731 Glenn St, Van Wert, OH 45891 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$2,772$1,108Sep 18, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$1,663$665Sep 18, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Sep 18, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Sep 18, 2018Final

Inspection 343233490 OPENED JUN 14, 2018Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Sep 16, 2019

731 Glenn St, Van Wert, OH 45891 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$2,772$1,109Sep 18, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$2,217$987Sep 18, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
 Serious$2,772$1,009Sep 18, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 18, 2018Final

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(g)(1)

(g) Safety data sheets. (1) Chemical manufacturers and importers shall obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Employers shall have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.

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 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

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