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Absolute Plastics, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Wilson, North Carolina · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · NAICS 326199

2inspections
5citation items
$6,150current penalties
Dec 12, 2016last inspection

Since 2016, OSHA inspectors have visited Absolute Plastics, LLC in North Carolina 2 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Dec 12, 2016 after a complaint, in Wilson.

In all, OSHA issued 5 citation items: 2 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $7,825; today they stand at $6,150, 21% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.178 (forklifts and other powered industrial trucks), 2 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Absolute Plastics, LLC averages $3,075 across 2 cited inspections.

Absolute Plastics, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Absolute Plastics, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341969780 OPENED DEC 12, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 60 employees at the site · Closed Apr 5, 2017

2301 Wilco Blvd, Wilson, NC 27893 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 95.129(01)
Serious$4,900$3,675Feb 9, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1)(iii) · Ladders in general industry
Serious$1,800$1,350Feb 9, 2017Final

Inspection 341213254 OPENED JAN 28, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 155 employees at the site · Closed Apr 6, 2016

2301 Wilco Blvd, Wilson, NC 27893 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1904.32(a)(2) · Yearly injury summary
Other-than-serious$450$450Mar 10, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 10, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$675$675Mar 10, 2016Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2018, the Wilson site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 79 workers: 4.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 42 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Absolute Plastics
Wilson · 2018
79 314.12.6

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1904.32 · Yearly injury summary

29 CFR 1904.32(a)(2)

(2) Create an annual summary of injuries and illnesses recorded on the OSHA 300 Log;

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6)

(6) The user shall see that all nameplates and markings are in place and are maintained in a legible condition.

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7)

(7) Industrial trucks shall be examined before being placed in service, and shall not be placed in service if the examination shows any condition adversely affecting the safety of the vehicle. Such examination shall be made at least daily.

29 CFR 1910.23 · Ladders in general industry

Other all other plastics product manufacturing employers in North Carolina

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.