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West Central Manufacturing: OSHA inspections and violations

Rapid City, South Dakota · All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing · NAICS 321999

2inspections
3citation items
$2,450current penalties
May 6, 2015last inspection

West Central Manufacturing has 2 OSHA inspections on record in South Dakota, the first in 2010.

OSHA's last visit started on May 6, 2015 after a complaint, in Rapid City.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

OSHA proposed $4,900 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $2,450, down 50%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.212, machine guarding (2 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. West Central Manufacturing averages $2,450 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

West Central Manufacturing also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

West Central Manufacturing: OSHA citation items per year, 2010 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340616028 OPENED MAY 6, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 28 employees at the site · Closed Nov 10, 2015

910 East Andrew Street, Rapid City, SD 57701 · Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$4,900$2,450Sep 22, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$0$0Sep 22, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
 Serious$0$0Sep 22, 2015Final

Inspection 315002212 OPENED DEC 15, 2010Closed

Planned · No inspection · Safety · 30 employees at the site · Closed Dec 15, 2010

910 East St. Andrew Street, Rapid City, SD 57701 · All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

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 Rapid City site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 25 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
West Central Manufacturing
Rapid City · 2023
25 000.03.6

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)

(ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

OSH Act Section 5(a)(1)

Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.

Other all other miscellaneous wood product manufacturing employers in South Dakota

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.