OSHA has inspected Alpha Plastics Inc. 7 times in Missouri since 1983.
The latest one began on May 11, 2018 on a referral, in Bridgeton.
Those inspections ended with 31 citation items: 8 serious and 23 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $11,753 and now stand at $8,853, 25% lower after settlements or reviews.
Hazard communication comes up most often in these citations: 6 items under 1910.1200.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Alpha Plastics Inc. averages $7,853 (1 cited inspection).
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 343149415 OPENED MAY 11, 2018Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 230 employees at the site · Closed Jun 14, 2018
1555 Page Industrial Blvd, Bridgeton, MO 63044 · Plastics Bottle Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on May 9, 2018: Employee strikes head against molding machine and is hospita
At 10:00 p.m. on May 9, 2018, an employee was reaching into the AKOI 500 Blow Molding Machine to change out molds and he struck his head on the interlock guarding device. The employee was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $7,853 | $7,853 | May 17, 2018 | Final |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.