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Permatherm, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Monticello, Georgia · Laminated Plastics Plate, Sheet (except Packaging), and Shape Manufacturing · NAICS 326130

4inspections
50citation items
$44,050current penalties
Aug 9, 2016last inspection

Since 2006, OSHA inspectors have visited Permatherm, Inc. in Georgia 4 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Aug 9, 2016 on a referral, in Monticello.

In all, OSHA issued 50 citation items: 45 serious, 2 repeat and 3 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $77,595; today they stand at $44,050, 43% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.146 (permit-required confined spaces), 10 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Permatherm, Inc. averages $19,200 across 1 cited inspection.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Permatherm, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2006 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341682862 OPENED AUG 9, 2016Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 48 employees at the site · Closed Mar 2, 2017

269 Industrial Park Drive, Monticello, GA 31064 · Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$8,730$4,800Oct 21, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$8,730$4,800Oct 21, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$8,730$4,800Oct 21, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$8,730$4,800Oct 21, 2016Final

Inspection 311035158 OPENED SEP 25, 2007Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Jul 29, 2008

269 Industrial Park Drive, Monticello, GA 31064 · Laminated Plastics Plate, Sheet (except Packaging), and Shape Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(iid) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$1,125$1,000Nov 6, 2007Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(8) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0Nov 6, 2007Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iva) · Electrical wiring methods
 Repeat$200$200Nov 6, 2007Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Repeat$200$200Nov 6, 2007Closed

Inspection 309614964 OPENED FEB 2, 2006Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 49 employees at the site · Closed Jun 26, 2007

269 Industrial Park Drive, Monticello, GA 31064 · Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a Serious$750$500Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 1b Serious$0$0Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 2 Serious$750$500Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 3 Serious$750$500Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$1,250$1,000Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$0$0Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 4c
29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(1) · Air contaminants
 Serious$0$0Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 4d
29 CFR 1910.1000(e) · Air contaminants
 Serious$0$0Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$750$500Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$750$500Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 7a
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$1,250$500Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 7b
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$0$0Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 8a
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$1,250$500Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 8b
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(2) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$0$0Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 8c
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$0$0Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(i) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$1,250$500Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 10a
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(6) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$1,250$500Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 10b
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(8) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$0$0Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 11
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$1,250$500Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 12
29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$1,250$500Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 13
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$750$625Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 14
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$1,250$625Jun 27, 2006Closed

Inspection 307842799 OPENED JAN 5, 2006Closed

Accident · Complete · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Apr 4, 2007

269 Industrial Park Drive, Monticello, GA 31064 · Laminated Plastics Plate, Sheet (except Packaging), and Shape Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jan 4, 2006 (fatal): Scissor lift tips over killing one employee

At approximately 3:00 p.m. on January 4, 2006, Employees #1 and 2, working for P ermatherm Inc., were performing preventive maintenance, from the bucket of a sci ssor lift (Reach Lift 2032RX), on an exhaust fan mounted on the ceiling of the b uilding. While the employees were in the bucket, a coworker was operating a gant ry crane to take a spool from a panel line, and another coworker was assisting i n the lift. Employee #2 said he saw the crane moving and felt the lift shifting, when he yelled to the crane operator to stop his work. The crane operator stopp ed, but the crane kept moving and knocked the lift over. Employees #1 and 2 were thrown from the lift, and Employee #1 held onto the crane and Employee #2 held on to an I beam. The other coworker ran to get a forklift to rescue the employee s. Employee #1 was unable to maintain his grip to the crane and fell approximate ly 34 ft to the concrete floor. 911 was called and an EMS unit and officers from the Jasper County Sheriff's Department responded. Employee #1 was transported t o Jasper Memorial Hospital and initial reports indicated that he suffered a hear t attack during transport. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the hospital at ab out 4:30 p.m. that day.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$4,900$4,900Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes
 Serious$1,250$750Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$2,500$1,800Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iii) · Overhead and gantry cranes
 Serious$1,250$1,000Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.179(m)(1) · Overhead and gantry cranes
 Serious$0$0Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
 Serious$1,250$750Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$1,000$500Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$1,000$500Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
 Serious$1,250$1,000Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii) · Gas welding and cutting
 Serious$1,250$750Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 10a
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$1,250$750Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 10b
29 CFR 1910.305(a)(1)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 11
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$1,000$0Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 12
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$2,500$1,500Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 13
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iiia) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$1,750$1,000Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 14
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$1,000$500Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.1(a)(2) · Partial exemption for employers with 10 or fewer employees
 Other-than-serious$1,000$0Jun 27, 2006Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1904.39(a) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$2,500$0Jun 27, 2006Closed

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Aug 2, 2016, Monticello: Hospitalization · electrocutions, electric shocks · hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified

An employee was operating a foam-cutting machine. After completing the cuts on the foam material, the employee was moving away from the machine and was electrically shocked by it, suffering right hand and arm injuries that required hospitalization.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.1 · Partial exemption for employers with 10 or fewer employees

29 CFR 1904.1(a)(2)

(2) If your company had more than ten (10) employees at any time during the last calendar year, you must keep OSHA injury and illness records unless your establishment is classified as a partially exempt industry under § 1904.2.

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1910.1000 · Air contaminants

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(1)

(a) Table Z-1—(1) Substances with limits preceded by “C”—Ceiling Values. An employee's exposure to any substance in Table Z-1, the exposure limit of which is preceded by a “C”, shall at no time exceed the exposure limit given for that substance. If instantaneous monitoring is not feasible, then the ceiling shall be assessed as a 15-minute time weighted average exposure which shall not be exceeded at any time during the working day.

29 CFR 1910.1000(e)

(e) To achieve compliance with paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section, administrative or engineering controls must first be determined and implemented whenever feasible. When such controls are not feasible to achieve full compliance, protective equipment or any other protective measures shall be used to keep the exposure of employees to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in this section. Any equipment and/or technical measures used for this purpose must be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Whenever respirators are used, their use shall comply with 1910.134.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.179 · Overhead and gantry cranes

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.253 · Gas welding and cutting

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

Other laminated plastics plate, sheet (except packaging), and shape manufacturing employers in Georgia

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