Union, Missouri · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · NAICS 326199
1inspections
5citation items
$17,811current penalties
Dec 11, 2018last inspection
OSHA has inspected Buddeez Inc. once in Missouri.
The inspection began on Dec 11, 2018 on a referral, in Union.
That inspection ended with 5 citation items: 5 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $25,444 and now stand at $17,811, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.
Machine guarding comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.212.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Buddeez Inc. averages $17,811 (1 cited inspection).
Buddeez Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Dec 8, 2018: Employee amputates finger when caught in press machine
At 8:00 a.m. on December 8, 2018, an employee was operating a machine Van Dorn 650T Extrusion Press. The employee's right, middle finger got caught in moving machine parts and approximately 0.375 inch of his right, middle finger was amputated.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2018, the Union site logged 11 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 221 workers: 5.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Buddeez Inc.
Union · 2018
221
11
0
5.2
2.6
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.
Dec 8, 2018, Union: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was operating a machine and amputated approximately 3/8" of the tip of his right middle finger.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(ii) The procedures shall clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.
29 CFR 1910.212(b)
(b) Anchoring fixed machinery. Machines designed for a fixed location shall be securely anchored to prevent walking or moving.
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.
