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Commodore Plastics: OSHA inspections and violations

Holcomb, New York · Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing · NAICS 326140

9inspections
21citation items
$9,020current penalties
Sep 3, 2015last inspection

OSHA has inspected Commodore Plastics 9 times in New York since 1983.

The latest one began on Sep 3, 2015 on a referral, in Bloomfield.

Those inspections ended with 21 citation items: 7 serious, 1 repeat and 13 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $9,020 and still stand at $9,020.

Exit routes comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.37.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Commodore Plastics averages $6,300 (1 cited inspection).

Commodore Plastics also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Commodore Plastics: OSHA citation items per year, 1983 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340900505 OPENED SEP 3, 2015Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 146 employees at the site · Closed Jan 29, 2016

26 Maple Avenue, Bloomfield, NY 14469 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(b)(1) · General requirements
Other-than-serious$6,300$6,300Oct 1, 2015Final

Inspection 312373178 OPENED JAN 5, 2010Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 121 employees at the site · Closed Jan 8, 2010

26 Maple Avenue, East Bloomfield, NY 14469 · Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 312373202 OPENED JAN 5, 2010Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 121 employees at the site · Closed Jan 11, 2010

26 Maple Avenue, East Bloomfield, NY 14469 · Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 2259083 OPENED JUL 17, 1985Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 65 employees at the site · Closed Sep 23, 1985

26-28 Maple Ave., Holcomb, NY 14469 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 17, 1985: Fingers amputated in trim press

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR MATERIAL WHICH HAD BECOME LODGED IN A TRIM P RESS. SHE PLACED HER FINGERS INTO THE WORKING ENVELOPE OF THE CUTTING DIE. THE C UTTING DIE CYCLED, TRAPPING THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS AND THUMB INSIDE. THE EMPLOYE E'S FINGERS WERE SEVERED AND FELL INTO A GRINDER LOCATED BELOW THE DIE.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.37(k)(2) · Exit routes
Serious$480$480Aug 8, 1985Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.37(q)(6) · Exit routes
Serious$0$0Aug 8, 1985Closed
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
Serious$0$0Aug 8, 1985Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$480$480Aug 8, 1985Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Repeat$1,080$1,080Aug 8, 1985Closed
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 8, 1985Closed
Citation 3, item 2
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 8, 1985Closed
Citation 3, item 3
29 CFR 1910.303(f) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 8, 1985Closed
Citation 3, item 4
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 8, 1985Closed
Citation 3, item 5
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 8, 1985Closed
Citation 3, item 6
29 CFR 1910.305(j)(1)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 8, 1985Closed

Inspection 1788157 OPENED MAY 2, 1984Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Jun 22, 1984

26-28 Maple Ave, Holcomb, NY 14469 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$160$160May 9, 1984Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$160$160May 9, 1984Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.37(q)(1) · Exit routes
Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 1984Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.110(f)(4)(i) · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases
Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 1984Closed
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 1984Closed
Citation 2, item 6
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 1984Closed
Citation 2, item 7
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0May 9, 1984Closed

Inspection 11987534 OPENED MAY 25, 1983Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 40 employees at the site · Closed May 25, 1983

26 28 Maple Ave, Holcomb, NY 14469 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 11987252 OPENED APR 20, 1983Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 30 employees at the site · Closed May 25, 1983

2628 Maple Ave, Holcomb, NY 14469 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$360$360Apr 25, 1983Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.151(b) · First aid and eyewash
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 25, 1983Closed

Inspection 11999042 OPENED MAR 8, 1983Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 28 employees at the site · Closed Mar 8, 1983

26 28 Maple Ave, Holcomb, NY 14469 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

1 older inspection

Inspection 11999034 OPENED FEB 15, 1983Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 28 employees at the site · Closed May 3, 1983

26 28 Maple Ave, Holcomb, NY 14469 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2017, the Bloomfield site logged 7 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 164 workers: 3.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 368 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Commodore Plastics,LLC
Bloomfield · 2017
164 733.12.6

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.

Sep 1, 2015, Bloomfield: Hospitalization · soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury · foot (feet), unspecified

An employee working on the forming line stepped back into the path of a forward-moving forklift and was struck. The employee's right foot was injured, requiring hospitalization.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.110 · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases

29 CFR 1910.110(f)(4)(i)

(4) Storage within buildings not frequented by the public (such as industrial buildings). (i) The quantity of LP-Gas stored shall not exceed 300 pounds (approximately 2,550 cubic feet in vapor form) except as provided in subparagraph (5) of this paragraph.

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.151(b)

(b) In the absence of an infirmary, clinic, or hospital in near proximity to the workplace which is used for the treatment of all injured employees, a person or persons shall be adequately trained to render first aid. Adequate first aid supplies shall be readily available.

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1)

(c) General requirements. (1) The employer shall provide portable fire extinguishers and shall mount, locate and identify them so that they are readily accessible to employees without subjecting the employees to possible injury.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

Other polystyrene foam product manufacturing employers in New York

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