PORTAGE, WI —
OSHA Inspection: PORTAGE PLASTICS CORPORATION
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of PORTAGE PLASTICS CORPORATION in 3000 BOECK ROAD, PORTAGE, WI 53901 (NAICS 326199). OSHA activity number 341006534.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PORTAGE PLASTICS CORPORATION
- Site address
- 3000 BOECK ROAD
- City
- PORTAGE
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53901
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 640, PORTAGE, WI 53901
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 326199
- Employees
- 65
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Mar 21, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $3,780 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: On or about October 19, 2015, employee(s) did not utilize energy control procedures while clearing jammed plastic scraps from the scrap cutter area of the Lyle Industries Trim Press (Serial No. 103020068044507)
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3780
- — Z (S) $6300
1910.147 D02
- Issued
- Mar 21, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $3,780 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2): The machine or equipment was not turned off or shut down using the procedures established for the machine or equipment: On or about October 19, 2015, the Lyle Industries Trim Press (Serial No. 103020068044507) was not turned off or shut down when employee(s) cleared plastic that jammed in the scrap cutter.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3780
- — Z (S) $6300
1910.147 D04 I
- Issued
- Mar 21, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices shall be affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees: On or about October 19, 2015, lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to energy isolating device(es) for the Lyle Industries Trim Press (Serial No. 103020068044507) while employees cleared jammed plastic from the scrap cutter.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Mar 21, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $3,780 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, was not guarded to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle: On or about October 19, 2015, the point of operation of the scrap cutter was not guarded on the Lyle Industries Trim Press (Serial No. 103020068044507).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3780
- — Z (S) $6300
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 341006534.
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