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Meyer Plastics Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Indianapolis, Indiana · Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 424610

2inspections
6citation items
$5,175current penalties
Sep 23, 2022last inspection

Since 1996, OSHA inspectors have visited Meyer Plastics Inc in Indiana 2 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Sep 23, 2022 after a complaint, in Indianapolis.

In all, OSHA issued 6 citation items: 2 serious and 4 other-than-serious.

The penalties, $5,175 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

The rule cited most here is 1910.212 (machine guarding), 3 times.

Among wholesale employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,425 penalty. Meyer Plastics Inc averages $4,800 across 1 cited inspection.

Meyer Plastics Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Meyer Plastics Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 1996 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346238140 OPENED SEP 23, 2022Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 88 employees at the site · Closed Dec 8, 2023

5968 Sunnyside Road, Indianapolis, IN 46236 · Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$4,200$4,200Mar 10, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
Other-than-serious$600$600Mar 10, 2023Final

Inspection 125384701 OPENED FEB 26, 1996Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 60 employees at the site · Closed Mar 21, 1996

5167 E. 65th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46220 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$375$375Mar 13, 1996Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1) · General requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 13, 1996Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(b) · Machine guarding
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 13, 1996Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.253(e)(6)(ii) · Gas welding and cutting
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 13, 1996Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2024, the Indianapolis site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 123 workers: 1.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.0 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Meyer Plastics, Inc.
Indianapolis · 2024
123 101.50.0
Indianapolis Location
Indianapolis · 2018
67 211.52.3
Corporate
Indianapolis · 2018
11 000.00.0

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

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 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(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.

29 CFR 1910.212(b)

(b) Anchoring fixed machinery. Machines designed for a fixed location shall be securely anchored to prevent walking or moving.

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.253 · Gas welding and cutting

Other plastics materials and basic forms and shapes merchant wholesalers employers in Indiana

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