Since 1984, OSHA inspectors have visited McClarin Plastics in Pennsylvania 10 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Jan 29, 2025 after a complaint, in Hanover.
In all, OSHA issued 30 citation items: 23 serious and 7 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $29,700; today they stand at $24,104, 19% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.213 (woodworking machinery), 7 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. McClarin Plastics averages $6,711 across 3 cited inspections.
McClarin Plastics 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.
Pennsylvania · latest 90 days of OSHA records
295employers cited
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Incident on Apr 23, 2018: Employee strikes head with machine cutter and incurs multipl
At 5:36 p.m. on April 23, 2018, an employee was blowing plastic shavings off of a table. At some point during operation, the employee leaned over the table causing the machine cutter to hit him in head. The employee sustained a puncture to the skull, massive bleeding in the brain, and diminished cognitive function. There were no machine guards in place.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2016, the Hanover site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 65 workers: 3.1 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
Thermoforming & General Offices
Hanover · 2016
65
2
0
3.1
2.6
Filbert Paint Division
Hanover · 2016
60
3
0
5.3
2.6
Fiberglass Division
Hanover · 2016
38
2
0
5.0
2.6
RED Division
Hanover · 2016
23
1
1
4.7
2.6
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.
An employee was using a band saw to cut a piece of plastic when it caught and pulled his left little finger into the blade. The employee's finger was lacerated.
An employee was placing a weighted mold onto a molding machine when the mold became stuck on a bolt. As the employee attempted to push the mold off the bolt, it crushed and lacerated the employee's left middle finger.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.2 · Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries
(6) Wiring type approved. Electrical wiring and equipment not subject to deposits of combustible residues but located in a spraying area as herein defined shall be of explosion-proof type approved for Class I, group D locations and shall otherwise conform to the provisions of subpart S of this part, for Class I, Division 1, Hazardous Locations. Electrical wiring, motors, and other equipment outside of but within twenty (20) feet of any spraying area, and not separated therefrom by partitions, shall not produce sparks under normal operating conditions and shall otherwise conform to the provisions of subpart S of this part for Class I, Division 2 Hazardous Locations.
29 CFR 1910.107(g)(3)
(3) Residue disposal. Residue scrapings and debris contaminated with residue shall be immediately removed from the premises and properly disposed of. Approved metal waste cans shall be provided wherever rags or waste are impregnated with finishing material and all such rags or waste deposited therein immediately after use. The contents of waste cans shall be properly disposed of at least once daily or at the end of each shift.
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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.
