PITTSBURG, KS ·
OSHA Inspection: VINYLPLEX, INC.
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of VINYLPLEX, INC. in 1800 E ATKINSON AVE, PITTSBURG, KS 66762 (NAICS 326122). OSHA activity number 339969610.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- VINYLPLEX, INC.
- Site address
- 1800 E ATKINSON AVE
- City
- PITTSBURG
- State
- KS
- ZIP
- 66762
- Mailing
- 1800 E ATKINSON AVE, PITTSBURG, KS 66762
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 326122
- Employees
- 54
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.37 B04
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2015
- Abate by
- May 24, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent: Exit signs were not provided once you entered the production floor from the office, to ensure that the direction of travel along the exit route was apparent from the North side of the production floor in the event of an evacuation.
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $1500
- · C (S) $3000
- · Z (S) $3000
1910.147 C07 I
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2015
- Abate by
- Mar 12, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that employees acquired the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage and removal of energy control devices: Maintenance employees were exposed to caught-in/crushing hazards caused by incorrectly/incompletely locking/tagging out machinery throughout the facility. The maintenance employees, deemed authorized to perform lockout/tagout, did not receive adequate training: a) Machine specific, hands on lockout/tagout training was not given to each authorized employee; b) A demonstration of locking/tagging out the Beller on Line #5 revealed that the proper procedure was not followed.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $0
- · C (S) $7000
- · Z (S) $7000
1910.147 D04 I
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2015
- Abate by
- Mar 12, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees: On or about 09/23/14, a maintenance employee performing motor rotation tasks on Line #5 was exposed to caught-in/crushing hazards. The employee was exposed in that lockout/tagout procedures, to include shutting down the hydraulic system to the Beller, were not implemented.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $0
- · C (S) $7000
- · Z (S) $7000
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339969610.
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