Worcester, Massachusetts · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · NAICS 326199
Applied Plastic Technology, Inc. has 5 OSHA inspections on record in Massachusetts, the first in 1983.
OSHA's last visit started on Mar 1, 2023 as a planned inspection, in Worcester.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 11 citation items: 4 serious and 7 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $8,700 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $5,600, down 36%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.212, machine guarding (2 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Applied Plastic Technology, Inc. averages $4,375 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
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Watch this company169 Fremont Street, Worcester, MA 01603 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $6,250 | $4,375 | Mar 31, 2023 | Final |
169 Fremont Street, Worcester, MA 01603 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
169 Fremont Street, Worcester, MA 01603 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $700 | $350 | Dec 19, 2002 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $875 | $438 | Dec 19, 2002 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $875 | $438 | Dec 19, 2002 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 19, 2002 | Closed |
169 Fremont, Worcester, MA 01603 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
169 Fremont Street, Worcester, MA 01603 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1904.2(a) · Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 21, 1983 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1904.6 · Determination of new cases |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 21, 1983 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(4) · Machine guarding |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 21, 1983 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 21, 1983 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 21, 1983 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 6 29 CFR 1910.304(f)(5)(v) · Grounding and circuit protection |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 21, 1983 | Closed |
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1)
(c) General—(1) Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source, and rendered inoperative.
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1)
(g) Training and education. (1) Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer shall also provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4)
(4) Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation shall not be performed by the customer or user without manufacturers prior written approval. Capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals shall be changed accordingly.
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.