Since 2021, OSHA inspectors have visited Greif Inc in Massachusetts 2 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Dec 16, 2021 on a referral, in Chicopee.
In all, OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 serious.
The proposed penalties came to $14,502; today they stand at $7,251, 50% less.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Greif Inc averages $7,251 across 1 cited inspection.
Greif Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Dec 15, 2021: Employee crushes hand when caught in paper roller belt
At 3:45 p.m. on December 15, 2021, an employee was operating a paper roller line when he caught his right hand between the belt and roller. The machine pulled his glove off and he crushed the top of his hand, requiring hospitalization.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2022, the Chicopee site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 42 workers: 6.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 22 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Greif
Chicopee · 2022
42
3
2
6.0
2.1
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
The operator entered information into the data screen of the line winder, then turned around and walked to the paper rolling machine on the line. He tripped on the edge of a presence sensing safety mat and fell into the machine. The employee's left arm struck a bar and his right hand landed on an in-running nip point of the vertical roller, horizontal feed belt, and the housing of the vertical…
(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.
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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.
