Amcor South has one OSHA inspection on record in Wisconsin.
OSHA opened it on Jul 26, 2019 on a referral, in Oshkosh.
From that inspection OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $13,260 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $11,000, down 17%.
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Amcor South averages $11,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 344184213 OPENED JUL 26, 2019Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 145 employees at the site · Closed Sep 24, 2020
2251 Badger Avenue, Oshkosh, WI 54904 · Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jul 14, 2019: Employee's hand is injured by running nip point of laminator
At 04:15 p.m. on July 14, 2019, an employee was setting up a coater machine. The employee set the machine to 30 fpm. The employee reached into the drum to flick away a speck of dust. The employee's left hand was pulled into the nip point created by the drum and the nip roller. The employee was hospitalized to treat a degloved left hand/palm.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $13,260 | $11,000 | Aug 20, 2019 | 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.
Jul 14, 2019, Oshkosh: Hospitalization · avulsions, enucleations · hand(s), unspecified
An employee was threading the web on a coater machine. While verifying the tape on the silicon roll was under the web, the employee noticed contamination (scrap film) on the coater drum and attempted to remove it. The employee's left hand was caught in an ingoing nip point and was degloved.
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.
