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WCS Industries: OSHA inspections and violations

North Branch, Minnesota · Precision Turned Product Manufacturing · NAICS 332721

1inspections
9citation items
$6,800current penalties
Sep 8, 2022last inspection

OSHA has inspected WCS Industries once in Minnesota.

The inspection began on Sep 8, 2022 as a planned inspection, in North Branch.

That inspection ended with 9 citation items: 8 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $6,800 and still stand at $6,800.

Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.147.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and WCS Industries averages $6,800 (1 cited inspection).

WCS Industries also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

WCS Industries: OSHA citation items per year, 2022 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346210602 OPENED SEP 8, 2022Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Nov 14, 2022

6675 Ash St, North Branch, MN 55056 · Precision Turned Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 182.653(8)
 Serious$400$400Oct 13, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 182.676
 Serious$400$400Oct 13, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$1,000$1,000Oct 13, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$1,000$1,000Oct 13, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$1,000$1,000Oct 13, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
 Serious$1,400$1,400Oct 13, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 7 Serious$800$800Oct 13, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 8 Serious$600$600Oct 13, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii) · Gas welding and cutting
 Other-than-serious$200$200Oct 13, 2022Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2020, the North Branch site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 30 workers: 4.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 1 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
North Branch site
North Branch · 2020
30 114.02.7

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

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(c)(6)(i)

(6) Periodic inspection. (i) The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)

(7) Training and communication. (i) The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees. The training shall include the following:

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.253 · Gas welding and cutting

29 CFR 5205.116

29 CFR 5205.1210

Other precision turned product manufacturing employers in Minnesota

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.