Packswell Technologies, LLC has one OSHA inspection on record in Mississippi.
OSHA opened it on Jan 18, 2018 on a referral, in Ripley.
From that inspection OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 serious.
OSHA proposed $3,880 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $2,328, down 40%.
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Packswell Technologies, LLC averages $2,328 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 342890167 OPENED JAN 18, 2018Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Feb 28, 2018
200 Cr 565, Ripley, MS 38663 · Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jan 10, 2018: Employee's hand is amputated when caught in calender rollers
At 4:00 p.m. on January 10, 2018, Employee #1 was feeding a vertical Farrel calender roller machine on the wind side. Employee #1's right hand became caught between the rollers of the vertical calender machine, resulting in the amputation of his right hand. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $3,880 | $2,328 | Feb 9, 2018 | Final |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Jan 10, 2018, Ripley: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · hand(s), n.e.c.
An employee was manually pushing trail rubber through the nip point of a calendar machine when his right hand became trapped in the nip point. His right hand and part of his wrist were amputated and he was hospitalized.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
