Global Plastics, Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Jul 22, 2020: Employee fractures forearm while operating thermoforming mac

At 2:30 p.m. on July 22, 2020, an employee working for a plastic packaging manufacturer was operating a thermoforming machine. The employee was cleaning out debris on the Thermoforming Machine #3 while the machine was in operation. The employee failed to perform the proper lock out/tagout (LOTO) procedures and reached into the operating stacker and his arm was crushed. At 8:00 a.m. on July 22, 2020, DOSH was notified of the incident in compliance with 342(a) and arrived on site on September 14, 2020. The employee sustained a fractured forearm and was treated at Riverside Medical Center but was not hospitalized.

Incident on Aug 14, 2019: Employee amputates finger tip when contacting cutting blade

At 9:15 a.m. on August 14, 2019, an employee was working in front of the Trim Press area of a thermoforming machine packaging plastic lids. As the lids exited the machine, the employee reached into the machine, which was not properly guarded. As the employee attempted to remove the lids he was reaching for, his right hand was struck by the cutting blade. The employee amputated the distal tip of his middle finger, requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Incident on Sep 29, 2018: Employee catches finger in machine rollers while trying to f

At 2:40 a.m. on September 29, 2018, an employee was working on sheet line #3 and noticed the silicone injection tube was damaged and not working properly. The employee tried to repair the tube while the machine was in operation and one of his fingers were caught in the rollers. The employee did not follow lockout/tagout procedures before beginning to repair the tube. The employee was hospitalized at Loma Linda Hospital.

Incident on Jul 19, 2017: Employee lacerates finger when reaching into the nip point o

At 3:30 p.m. on July 19, 2017, an employee was working on a thermos forming machine that produces plastic salad trays. The employee reached into the machine to make some adjustments after bypassing an interlock and severely cut one of his fingers in a nip point. The employee was taken to the hospital and had a pin installed in the finger. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident on Dec 26, 2010: Worker burns hand with molten plastic

At or about 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 26, 2010, a regular full-time employee was working for an employer primarily engaged in the manufacture of plastic she et rolls for wholesale purposes. He was working next to the AMUT SPA Line 3 extr usion machine in a production area. He sustained second-degree burns to his righ t hand when his hand inadvertently slipped into a metal trough three-quarters fu ll of hot liquid plastic heated to 400 to 500 degrees F. He was wearing a protec tive jacket with the sleeve tucked inside the cuff of a leather glove. The hot l iquid plastic went inside his glove from the cuff and burned his wrist and hand. He was hospitalized.