Delstar Technologies, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations
Middletown, Delaware · Unlaminated Plastics Film and Sheet (except Packaging) Manufacturing · NAICS 326113
4inspections
9citation items
$53,107current penalties
Aug 12, 2022last inspection
Delstar Technologies, Inc. has 4 OSHA inspections on record in Delaware, the first in 2013.
OSHA's last visit started on Aug 12, 2022 on a referral, in Middletown.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 9 citation items: 7 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $100,413 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $53,107, down 47%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.147, lockout/tagout (6 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Delstar Technologies, Inc. averages $26,553 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
Delstar Technologies, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $13,441 in back wages owed to workers.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Feb 7, 2022: Employee injures arm when caught in unguarded machinery
At 11:45 a.m. on February 7, 2022, Employee #1 was working as part of a team that was conducting startup operations to process a product known as Halar. Employee #1 was assigned to operate a pre-stretch machine that was feeding an off-line winder, a separate function of the extruder line #1. Employee #1 received a job assignment from the Lead Operator, who verbally asked Employee #1 to operate the pre-stretch section of the startup. Employee #1 was standing outside of a 7 feet 2 ? inch-long gated area next to pre-stretch rollers, when the Halar product broke between roller 2 and 3. After observing the Halar product tear during start up between roller 2 and 3, Employee #1 walked right along the gated area to the open end of the guarding and entered an opening 1 foot 3 inches wide that was unprotected, and went into the unprotected area to attempt to rethread the pre-stretch machine, without engaging the E stop or shutting down the Extruder line #1. Employee #1, while reaching into the unguarded nip points, had his left hand (gloved) get attached to the product (Halar), pulling his left hand into the rollers. Employee #1 sustained injuries to his left hand, wrist, forearm, elbow, and a small portion of the bicep area. Employee #1 sustained crushing injuries and an evulsion to the left arm. Employee #1 was hospitalized.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Middletown site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 178 workers: 1.6 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
Delstar Technologies
Middletown · 2025
178
3
0
1.6
2.6
DelStar Technologies, Inc.
Middletown · 2021
245
1
1
0.4
2.6
Wage and hour cases
Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.
Period reviewed
Violations
Workers owed
Back wages
Penalties
Feb 4, 2019 to Jan 31, 2021
Middletown
109
109
$13,441
$0
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)
(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:
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii)
(ii) Lockout devices and tagout devices shall be singularly identified; shall be the only devices(s) used for controlling energy; shall not be used for other purposes; and shall meet the following requirements:
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