Inspection 342988912 OPENED FEB 23, 2018Closed
200 Cr 565, Ripley, MS 38663 · Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Elite Elastomers, Inc. has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Mississippi, the first in 2015.
OSHA's last visit started on Feb 23, 2018 to follow up on an earlier case, in Ripley.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 serious.
OSHA proposed $8,148 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $4,889, down 40%.
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Elite Elastomers, Inc. averages $4,889 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Elite Elastomers, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 342890241 OPENED JAN 18, 2018Closed
200 Cr 565, Ripley, MS 38663 · Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jan 10, 2018: Employee's hand is amputated when caught in calender rollers
At 4:00 p.m. on January 10, 2018, Employee #1 was feeding a vertical Farrel calender roller machine on the wind side. Employee #1's right hand became caught between the rollers of the vertical calender machine, resulting in the amputation of his right hand. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $8,148 | $4,889 | Feb 9, 2018 | Final |
Inspection 340464429 OPENED MAR 19, 2015Closed
200 Cr 565, Ripley, MS 38663 · Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing · 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 2020, the Ripley site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 41 workers: 4.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 31 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elite Elastomers Ripley · 2020 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 4.6 | 1.1 |
| Elite Elastomers, Inc. Ripley · 2018 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
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.
Mar 11, 2015, Ripley: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was putting raw material into a rubber mixer. The shaft on the ram broke, causing the ram to drop down and crush two fingers on the right hand.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)
(ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.
Other synthetic rubber manufacturing employers in Mississippi
- South Central Polymers, Inc. Booneville · 3 citations · $5,779
- Zeon Chemicals LP Hattiesburg · 6 citations · $11,175
- Elite Advanced Polymers, Inc. Ripley · 2 citations · $5,156
- Sabic Innovative Plastics US, LLC Bay Saint Louis · 1 citation · $7,400
- Custom Nonwoven, Inc New Albany · 22 citations · $110,513
- Packswell Technologies, LLC Ripley · 1 citation · $2,328
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.