Monticello, Florida · Plastics Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing · NAICS 326191
OSHA has inspected Ips Corporation 2 times in Florida since 2019.
The latest one began on Oct 6, 2021 on a referral, in Monticello.
Those inspections ended with 3 citation items: 1 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $20,701 and now stand at $14,988, 28% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Ips Corporation averages $7,494 (2 cited inspections).
Ips Corporation also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company48 Too Long Keen Road, Monticello, FL 32344 · Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Other-than-serious | $6,419 | $6,419 | Feb 23, 2022 | Final |
48 Too Long Keen Road, Monticello, FL 32344 · Plastics Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jul 9, 2019: Employee suffers heat illness while operating press
At approximately 1:00 p.m. on July 9, 2019, an employee was operating a press and preparing water heater pans. The employee drank cold water and started to feel cramps. The employee was hospitalized for heat illness.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Serious | $9,282 | $5,569 | Oct 15, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Other-than-serious | $5,000 | $3,000 | Oct 15, 2019 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2022, the Monticello site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 36 workers: 4.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPS Corporation - Monticello Monticello · 2022 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 4.7 | 2.6 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Sep 30, 2021, Monticello: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
On September 30, 2021, an employee was operating a hole punch machine that is activated by a pneumatic foot pedal. The employee was punching holes completely through heater pans when a piece of plastic from one of the heater pans got stuck inside the hole. The employee attempted to remove the piece of plastic when the foot pedal was pressed and the machine blade struck his right index fingertip,…
Jul 12, 2019, Monticello: Hospitalization · effects of heat and light, n.e.c. · body systems
A thermo-former operator had been trimming excess flashing off the hot water pan and then placing the bar code stickers onto them. He clocked out for lunch when he started to feel cramps in his legs and arms and was sweating profusely. He then felt pain throughout his body. He was hospitalized for dehydration.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)
(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.
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.
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1)
Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.
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