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Wise Business Forms: OSHA inspections and violations

Butler, Pennsylvania · Printing · NAICS 323116

9inspections
29citation items
$37,805current penalties
May 19, 2025last inspection

Since 1978, OSHA inspectors have visited Wise Business Forms in Pennsylvania 9 times.

The most recent inspection opened on May 19, 2025 on a referral, in Butler.

In all, OSHA issued 29 citation items: 14 serious, 1 repeat and 14 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $49,951; today they stand at $37,805, 24% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.212 (machine guarding), 5 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Wise Business Forms averages $10,000 across 1 cited inspection.

Wise Business Forms: OSHA citation items per year, 1978 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348251513 OPENED MAY 19, 2025Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 62 employees at the site · Closed Aug 13, 2025

150 Kriess Road, Butler, PA 16001 · Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$11,585$8,000Jul 2, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
Other-than-serious$8,276$2,000Jul 2, 2025Final

Inspection 339108664 OPENED JUN 7, 2013Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 86 employees at the site · Closed Aug 1, 2013

150 Kriess Road, Butler, PA 16001 · Printing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$2,550$2,550Jun 21, 2013Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Repeat$20,000$20,000Jun 21, 2013Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(iii) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 21, 2013Final

Inspection 308012707 OPENED APR 18, 2005Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 163 employees at the site · Closed Jun 1, 2005

150 Kriess Road, Butler, PA 16001 · Printing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Serious$1,125$795May 2, 2005Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$1,875$1,310May 2, 2005Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$1,125$785May 2, 2005Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$0$0May 2, 2005Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$0$0May 2, 2005Closed

Inspection 308014588 OPENED APR 18, 2005Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 168 employees at the site · Closed May 9, 2005

150 Kriess Road, Butler, PA 16001 · Printing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 108757758 OPENED JUN 2, 1993Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 120 employees at the site · Closed Oct 4, 1993

150 Kriess Road, Butler, PA 16001 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(7) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$900$585Jun 11, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$675$430Jun 11, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$675$430Jun 11, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$0$0Jun 11, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$675$430Jun 11, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$0$0Jun 11, 1993Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 11, 1993Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.304(a)(2) · Grounding and circuit protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 11, 1993Closed

Inspection 107148181 OPENED OCT 30, 1990Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 140 employees at the site · Closed Feb 1, 1991

150 Kriess Road, Butler, PA 16001 · 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$280$280Jan 17, 1991Closed
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i) · Hazard communication
Serious$210$210Jan 17, 1991Closed
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Jan 17, 1991Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.2(a) · Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 17, 1991Closed
Citation 2, item 2 Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 17, 1991Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 17, 1991Closed
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 17, 1991Closed
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 17, 1991Closed

Inspection 898122 OPENED JAN 16, 1987Closed

Planned · Records only · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Closed Jan 22, 1987

East Butler Road, Butler, PA 16001 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 12955100 OPENED FEB 10, 1983Closed

Planned · Records only · Safety · 65 employees at the site · Closed Mar 11, 1983

Bonnie Brook Industrial Pk, Butler, PA 16001 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

1 older inspection

Inspection 12829610 OPENED AUG 8, 1978Closed

Complaint · Complete · Safety · 45 employees at the site · Closed Oct 20, 1978

None, Butler, PA 16001 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 11, 1978Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 11, 1978Closed
Citation 1, item 3 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 11, 1978Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.2 · Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)

(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i)

(5) Transportation. (i) Chemical manufacturers, importers, or distributors shall ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals leaving the workplace is labeled, tagged, or marked in accordance with this section in a manner which does not conflict with the requirements of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) and regulations issued under that Act by the Department of Transportation (49 CFR subtitle B).

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii)

(ii) The label for bulk shipments of hazardous chemicals must be on the immediate container, transmitted with the shipping papers or the bills of lading, or, with the agreement of the receiving entity, transmitted by technological or electronic means so that it is immediately available to workers in printed form on the receiving end of shipment.

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 1910.20

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.309

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