Inspection #2425379

Name: OSHA Inspection #2425379: WAUPACA FOUNDRY INC PLANT 1
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a planned inspection of WAUPACA FOUNDRY INC PLANT 1 at 406 W. Division St., Waupaca, WI 54981 on Aug 21, 1985. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Jun 2, 1988.

OSHA documented 11 violations (3 serious, 8 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $100.

OSHA collected 316 air monitoring samples covering 16 substances during this inspection, including Antimony and Compounds (as Sb), Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be), Cadmium Fume (as Cd), Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts, Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co), and 11 more.

This employer has 17 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 2425379
Type: Planned (H)
Scope: Complete
Opened: Aug 21, 1985
Closed: Jun 2, 1988
Contested: Mar 21, 1986
Final Order: Apr 2, 1987
Total Violations: 11
Penalties on Record: $100

Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.

Establishment

Name: WAUPACA FOUNDRY INC PLANT 1
Address: 406 W. Division St., Waupaca, WI 54981
Industry: 331511 Iron Foundries

Other Inspections of This Employer17 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#344252317	Aug 26, 2019	Monitoring (D)	No violations
#340524867	Apr 8, 2015	Follow-Up (F)	1 violation	$5,000
#339407322	Sep 10, 2013	Planned (H)	1 violation	$2,975
#339406951	Sep 10, 2013	Planned (H)	10 violations	$11,119
#300483542	Jan 14, 1999	Planned (H)	No violations
#122474018	Oct 15, 1997	Planned (H)	5 violations	$400
#300481249	Oct 15, 1997	Planned (H)	No violations
#114154669	Apr 5, 1997	Accident (A)	7 violations	$12,000
#300480167	Jan 23, 1997	Complaint (B)	No violations
#122484124	May 25, 1994	Referral (C)	2 violations	$2,500
#103053666	May 6, 1993	Planned (H)	9 violations	$3,250
#106506322	Dec 9, 1992	Complaint (B)	11 violations	$4,600
#103518593	Dec 9, 1992	Complaint (B)	2 violations	$8,300
#106510050	Nov 25, 1991	Planned (H)	13 violations	$7,100
#106504236	Jun 26, 1991	Planned (H)	11 violations	$6,800
#102539582	Aug 16, 1988	Planned (H)	8 violations	$450
#101298586	Feb 5, 1988	Planned (H)	13 violations	$1,760

Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).

Enforcement Outcome

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Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Jun 2, 1988.

Citations on Record

3 serious, 8 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.

Current Penalties

$100

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Mar 21, 1986. Final orders are recorded through Apr 2, 1987. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

Chemical Exposure Sampling16 substances sampled

Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.

Substance	Samples	Result Range	Unit	OSHA PEL
Antimony and Compounds (as Sb)	20	0	mg/m³	0.5 mg/m³
Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be)	18	0	mg/m³	-
Cadmium Fume (as Cd)	20	0	mg/m³	-
Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts	20	0 - 0.1781	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co)	20	0	mg/m³	0.1 mg Co/m³
Copper Fume (as Cu)	20	0 - 0.0054	mg/m³	0.1 mg/m³ (fume)
Iron Oxide Fume	20	0 - 3.561	mg/m³	10 mg/m³
Lead, Inorganic (as Pb)	20	0 - 0.0082	mg/m³	0.05 mg/m³ [0.03 mg/m³ Action Level]
Manganese Fume (as Mn)	20	0 - 0.0536	mg/m³	-
Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust)	20	0	mg/m³	15 mg/m³ (total dust)
Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni)	20	0 - 0.0022	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Particulates not otherwise regulated (Respirable Fraction)	22	0.034 - 18.362	mg/m³	20 mppcf (respirable)
Particulates not otherwise regulated (Total Dust)	17	0.026 - 1.424	mg/m³	15 mg/m³ (total dust), 5 mg/m³ (respirable fraction)
Silica, Crystalline Quartz (Respirable Fraction)	19	0 - 18	%	-
Vanadium fume (as V2O5)	20	0	mg/m³	-
Zinc Oxide Fume	20	0 - 0.0319	mg/m³	5 mg/m³

Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).

Violations

OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.

Citation	Standard	Type	Initial	Current	Abatement	Contest	Final Order
01001C	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B03	Serious	$0	$100	May 2, 1987	Mar 21, 1986	Apr 2, 1987
01001D	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B08	Serious	$0	$0	Apr 14, 1986	Mar 21, 1986	-
01001E	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E05 I	Serious	$0	$0	May 2, 1987	Mar 21, 1986	Apr 2, 1987
01001F	1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 C	Other	$0	$0	Jun 1, 1988	Mar 21, 1986	Apr 2, 1987
01001G	1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E	Other	$0	$0	Jun 1, 1988	Mar 21, 1986	Apr 2, 1987
02001	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 B01	Other	$0	$0	Jun 1, 1988	Mar 21, 1986	Apr 2, 1987
02002	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G05 I	Other	$0	$0	Apr 17, 1987	Mar 21, 1986	Apr 2, 1987
02003	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G06	Other	$0	$0	Jun 1, 1987	Mar 21, 1986	Apr 2, 1987
02004	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 D07	Other	$0	$0	May 13, 1986	Mar 21, 1986	-
02005A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 L01 I	Other	$0	$0	May 2, 1987	Mar 21, 1986	Apr 2, 1987
02005B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 L02 I	Other	$0	$0	May 2, 1987	Mar 21, 1986	Apr 2, 1987

Understanding These Penalties

The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.

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