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Autopak Engineering Corp.: OSHA inspections and violations

Caguas, Puerto Rico · Packaging Machinery Manufacturing · NAICS 333993

2inspections
11citation items
$8,525current penalties
Dec 28, 2023last inspection

Autopak Engineering Corp. has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Puerto Rico, the first in 1999.

OSHA's last visit started on Dec 28, 2023 after a complaint, in Caguas.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 11 citation items: 9 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $17,050 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $8,525, down 50%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.305, electrical wiring methods (4 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Autopak Engineering Corp. averages $7,875 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Autopak Engineering Corp. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Autopak Engineering Corp.: OSHA citation items per year, 1999 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347200750 OPENED DEC 28, 2023Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 46 employees at the site · Closed Sep 30, 2024

Lot #3 Caguas Indusrial Park, Caguas, PR 00725 · Packaging Machinery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$3,500$1,750Jun 25, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(1) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$2,100$1,225Jun 25, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.213(i)(1) · Woodworking machinery
 Serious$2,450$1,050Jun 25, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$2,100$1,050Jun 25, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.304(b)(3)(ii)(c)(3) · Grounding and circuit protection
 Serious$1,750$875Jun 25, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$1,750$875Jun 25, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$2,100$1,050Jun 25, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2) · Walking-working surfaces
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 25, 2024Final

Inspection 302417381 OPENED SEP 2, 1999Closed

Complaint · Complete · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Nov 10, 1999

Caguas Industrial Park, Caguas, PR 00726 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$525$262Oct 18, 1999Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$525$262Oct 18, 1999Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR SPECRULE 1
 Other-than-serious$250$125Oct 18, 1999Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2023, the Caguas site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 44 workers: 2.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.9 for its industry. Those cases cost 1 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
AutoPak Engineering Corporation
Caguas · 2023
44 112.21.9

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1)

(q) Maintenance of industrial trucks. (1) Any power-operated industrial truck not in safe operating condition shall be removed from service. All repairs shall be made by authorized personnel.

29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

29 CFR 1910.213(i)(1)

(i) Bandsaws and band resaws. (1) All portions of the saw blade shall be enclosed or guarded, except for the working portion of the blade between the bottom of the guide rolls and the table. Bandsaw wheels shall be fully encased. The outside periphery of the enclosure shall be solid. The front and back of the band wheels shall be either enclosed by solid material or by wire mesh or perforated metal. Such mesh or perforated metal shall be not less than 0.037 inch (U.S. Gage No. 20), and the openings shall be not greater than three-eighths inch. Solid material used for this purpose shall be of an equivalent strength and firmness. The guard for the portion of the blade between the sliding guide and the upper-saw-wheel guard shall protect the saw blade at the front and outer side. This portion of the guard shall be self-adjusting to raise and lower with the guide. The upper-wheel guard shall

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(1)

(a) General requirements—(1) Machine guarding. Abrasive wheels shall be used only on machines provided with safety guards as defined in the following paragraphs of this section, except:

29 CFR 1910.22 · Walking-working surfaces

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

Other packaging machinery manufacturing employers in Puerto Rico

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