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Alpha Plastics, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Houston, Texas · Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing · NAICS 326111

1inspections
9citation items
$19,557current penalties
Dec 7, 2016last inspection

Alpha Plastics, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Texas.

OSHA opened it on Dec 7, 2016 on a referral, in Houston.

From that inspection OSHA issued 9 citation items: 7 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $31,870 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $19,557, down 39%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.132, personal protective equipment, general requirements (2 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Alpha Plastics, Inc. averages $19,557 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Alpha Plastics, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341958387 OPENED DEC 7, 2016Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Jan 16, 2019

10660 Fallstone Rd, Houston, TX 77099 · Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Serious$3,622$2,173May 8, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Serious$0$0May 8, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$5,070$3,042May 8, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
 Serious$5,070$3,042May 8, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$5,070$3,042May 8, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5) · Grounding and circuit protection
 Serious$5,070$3,042May 8, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.305(h)(7) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$3,622$2,608May 8, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.29(a) · Injury and illness log
 Other-than-serious$724$435May 8, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$3,622$2,173May 8, 2017Final

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Nov 9, 2016, Houston: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.

An employee was cleaning print ink on a roll with a cloth when an uncovered gear at the end of the roll amputated his pinky finger. PPE was not worn at the time of the incident.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.29 · Injury and illness log

29 CFR 1904.29(a)

(a) Basic requirement. You must use OSHA 300, 300-A, and 301 forms, or equivalent forms, for recordable injuries and illnesses. The OSHA 300 form is called the Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, the 300-A is the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, and the OSHA 301 form is called the Injury and Illness Incident Report.

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)

(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(a)

(a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

Other plastics bag and pouch manufacturing employers in Texas

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