PRESCOTT, WI ·
OSHA Inspection: GENERAL PLASTIC EXTRUSIONS, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of GENERAL PLASTIC EXTRUSIONS, INC. in 1238 KASSON DRIVE, PRESCOTT, WI 54021 (NAICS 322223). OSHA activity number 342178936.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GENERAL PLASTIC EXTRUSIONS, INC.
- Site address
- 1238 KASSON DRIVE
- City
- PRESCOTT
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54021
- Mailing
- 1238 KASSON DRIVE, PRESCOTT, WI 54021
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 322223
- Employees
- 62
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2017
- Abate by
- Jan 8, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $8,873 · Current $4,437 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not 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: (a) Main production area; On or about March 8, 2017 an employee was injured while manually attaching the plastic web to a rotating core on a winder machine that did not have adequate guarding.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4437
- · Z (S) $8873
1910.303 B01
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,070 · Current $2,535 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1): Electrical equipment was not free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees: (a) Production area; An electrical outlet adjacent to the exit in the main production area was damaged.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2535
- · Z (S) $5070
1910.37 A03
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $711 · Current $356 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed: (a) Production area; An exit route in the production area was obstructed by a portable winder.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $356
- · Z (O) $711
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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 342178936.
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