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.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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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.
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 year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Commodore Plastics,LLC
Bloomfield · 2017
164
7
3
3.1
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.
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.
(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.
(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.
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.