Inspection #307046136

Name: OSHA Inspection #307046136: MILK SPECIALTIES COMPANY
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a complaint inspection of MILK SPECIALTIES COMPANY at 36353 West Street, Whitehall, WI 54773 on Dec 30, 2008. The inspection scope was partial. The case was closed on Feb 14, 2011.

OSHA documented 51 violations (26 serious, 18 willful, 4 repeat, 3 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $535,000. This inspection is linked to 1 complaint in OSHA records.

This employer has 1 other OSHA inspection on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 307046136
Type: Complaint (B)
Scope: Partial
Opened: Dec 30, 2008
Closed: Feb 14, 2011
Contested: Jul 10, 2009
Final Order: May 12, 2010
Total Violations: 51
Penalties on Record: $535,000
Initial Penalties: $200,200
Related Activity: 1 complaint

Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.

Establishment

Name: MILK SPECIALTIES COMPANY
Address: 36353 West Street, Whitehall, WI 54773
Industry: 311514 Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing

Other Inspections of This Employer1 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#313176323	Dec 3, 2009	Referral (C)	No violations

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 Feb 14, 2011.

Citations on Record

26 serious, 18 willful, 4 repeat, 3 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$200,200

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

Current Penalties

$535,000

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Jul 10, 2009. Final orders are recorded through May 12, 2010. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

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
01001	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$2,000	$840	Dec 13, 2010	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
01002	1910.24 Step Bolts and Manhole Steps OSHA citation code: 19100024 H	Serious	$2,000	$840	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
01003	1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 D02	Serious	$1,600	$675	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
01004	1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 B01	Serious	$2,800	$1,175	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
01005	1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 B02	Serious	$1,600	$675	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
01006A	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C01	Serious	$4,000	$1,680	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
01006B	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C02	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
01007	1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C	Serious	$2,800	$1,175	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
01008A	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 E02	Serious	$2,800	$1,175	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
01008B	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 E03	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
01008C	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G01	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
01009A	1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L01 I	Serious	$4,000	$1,680	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
01009B	1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L02 II	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
01010	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03	Serious	$2,800	$1,175	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
01011	1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B	Serious	$2,000	$840	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
01012	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 F01	Serious	$4,000	$1,600	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
01013	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I	Serious	$4,000	$1,610	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
01014	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B02 I	Serious	$2,000	$840	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
01015A	1910.332 Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices - Training OSHA citation code: 19100332 B01	Serious	$5,600	$2,350	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
01015B	1910.333 Electrical - Selection and Use of Work Practices OSHA citation code: 19100333 B02 I	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
01016A	1910.335 Electrical - Safeguards OSHA citation code: 19100335 A01 I	Serious	$5,600	$2,350	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
01016B	1910.335 Electrical - Safeguards OSHA citation code: 19100335 A02 I	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
01017A	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01	Serious	$2,800	$1,175	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
01017B	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G01	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
01017C	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G08	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
01017D	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H01	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
02001A	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C04	Willful	$63,000	$56,000	Aug 7, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
02001B	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D03	Willful	$0	$0	Aug 7, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
02002	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 G02 I	Willful	$63,000	$56,000	Aug 7, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
02018A	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I	Willful	$0	$56,000	Aug 7, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
02018B	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C05 I	Willful	$0	$0	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
02018C	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 D04 I	Willful	$0	$0	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
02019A	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 G02 I	Willful	$0	$56,000	Aug 7, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
02019B	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 IA	Willful	$0	$0	Aug 7, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
02020A	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 G02 I	Willful	$0	$56,000	Aug 7, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
02020B	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 IA	Willful	$0	$0	Aug 7, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
02021A	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 G02 I	Willful	$0	$56,000	Aug 7, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
02021B	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 IA	Willful	$0	$0	Aug 7, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
02022A	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 G02 I	Willful	$0	$56,000	Aug 7, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
02022B	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 IA	Willful	$0	$0	Aug 7, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
02023A	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 G02 I	Willful	$0	$56,000	Aug 7, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
02023B	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 IA	Willful	$0	$0	Aug 7, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
02024A	1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 G02 I	Willful	$0	$56,000	Aug 7, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
02024B	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 IA	Willful	$0	$0	Aug 7, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
03001	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01	Repeat	$8,000	$3,360	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
03002	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C03	Repeat	$8,000	$3,360	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
03003	1910.27 Scaffolds and Rope Descent Systems OSHA citation code: 19100027 D03	Repeat	$5,600	$2,350	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
03004	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C02 I	Repeat	$200	$75	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
04001	1910.26 Dockboards OSHA citation code: 19100026 C02 VII	Other	$0	$0	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
04002	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C02 II	Other	$0	$0	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010
04003	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 D01 III	Other	$0	$0	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 10, 2009	May 12, 2010

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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