Kankakee, Illinois · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · NAICS 326199
2inspections
3citation items
$12,000current penalties
Jan 24, 2019last inspection
Angleboard has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Illinois, the first in 2016.
OSHA's last visit started on Jan 24, 2019 on a referral, in Kankakee.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $12,000 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.
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. Angleboard averages $12,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Angleboard also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Jan 18, 2019: Employee amputates finger while using circular saw
At 4:45 p.m. on January 18, 2019, Employee #1 was attempting to cut wood uprights off a pallet. In order to do so, the employee used a circular saw to cut the tips of wooden uprights that were being used to stabilize material on a pallet. Once the pallet was loaded with material, if any uprights were not level with the material, then the tips of the uprights were cut off using a circular saw. Employee #1 was injured while attempting to catch one of the tips being cut off. Employee #1's finger was struck by the blade of the saw, resulting in a finger tip amputation to the thumb. The employee was hospitalized. hospitalized.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 341197994 OPENED JAN 22, 2016Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 47 employees at the site · Closed Jun 30, 2016
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2018, the Kankakee site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 60 workers: 1.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.1 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Angleboard
Kankakee · 2018
60
1
0
1.3
2.1
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
An employee sustained a thumb amputation while using a circular saw.
Jan 14, 2016, Kankakee: Hospitalization · second degree heat (thermal) burns · multiple body parts, n.e.c.
On January 14, 2016, an employee was working on a plastic extrusion line. Due to an issue regarding the temperature inside of the extruder, the employee began to remove a hot water line to the extruder. While removing the water line, hot water sprayed the employee, causing second degree burns to the back and arms.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(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 1910.132(d)(1)
(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:
Other all other plastics product manufacturing employers in Illinois
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.
