MIDDLETOWN, OH ·
OSHA Inspection: THE GRANGER PLASTICS COMPANY
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of THE GRANGER PLASTICS COMPANY in 1600 MADE INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, MIDDLETOWN, OH 45044 (NAICS 326121). OSHA activity number 341633964.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- THE GRANGER PLASTICS COMPANY
- Site address
- 1600 MADE INDUSTRIAL DRIVE
- City
- MIDDLETOWN
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 45044
- Mailing
- 1600 MADE INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, MIDDLETOWN, OH 45044
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
- 326121
- Employees
- 26
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.178 M01
- Issued
- Dec 15, 2016
- Abate by
- Feb 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $8,730 · Current $6,650 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(1): Trucks shall not be driven up to anyone standing in front of a bench or other fixed object. On 20 July 2016, an employee was exposed to a struck by hazard when a forklift truck was driven up to and struck the employee who was in between the forklift and the rotational mold machine.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $6650
- · Z (S) $8730
1910.178 M02
- Issued
- Dec 15, 2016
- Abate by
- Feb 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(2): No person shall be allowed to stand or pass under the elevated portion of any truck, whether loaded or empty. On 20 July, 2016 employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard while passing under the elevated portion of the fork truck used to support a die while unfastening clamps that hold the die together to remove the finished product.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.178 M05 III
- Issued
- Dec 15, 2016
- Abate by
- Feb 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $8,730 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(5)(iii): When the operator of an industrial truck is dismounted and within 25 ft. of the truck still in his view, the load engaging means shall be fully lowered, controls neutralized, and the brakes set to prevent movement. On July 20, 2016 employees were exposed to a struck by hazard when the operator of an industrial truck was dismounted within 25 ft. and the load engaging means were left at approximately five feet high. The forklift involved had an issue with idling high.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $8730
1910.178 P01
- Issued
- Dec 15, 2016
- Abate by
- Feb 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $8,730 · Current $6,650 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): If at any time a powered industrial truck is found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, the truck shall be taken out of service until it has been restored to safe operating condition. Forklift no. 38 was not removed from service when it was identified that the throttle was idling higher than it should have been exposing employees to a struck by hazard. This forklift was involved in a fatality.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $6650
- · Z (S) $8730
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Dec 15, 2016
- Abate by
- Feb 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $6,236 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc. On 20 July, 2017 employees were exposed to a struck by hazard due the rotating parts for the McNeil machine that spins freely. The company only has a red line for protection from rotating parts.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $6236
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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 341633964.
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