OSHA inspectors have visited Pipeline Plastics, LLC in South Dakota one time.
It opened on Mar 1, 2022 after a complaint, in Belle Fourche.
In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $7,458; today they stand at $3,729, 50% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.22 (walking-working surfaces), 2 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Pipeline Plastics, LLC averages $3,729 across 1 cited inspection.
Pipeline Plastics, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
South Dakota · latest 90 days of OSHA records
30employers cited
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Belle Fourche site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 29 workers: 3.6 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
Pipeline Plastics, Belle Fourche
Belle Fourche · 2025
29
1
0
3.6
2.6
Belle Fourche site
Belle Fourche · 2021
23
0
0
0.0
2.6
Belle Fourche Plant
Belle Fourche · 2020
19
0
0
0.0
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. 1 report on file.
Dec 11, 2023, Belle Fourche: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was replacing knives on a shredder. To check the alignment of the knives, the employee pulled on the v-belt. The employee's left ring fingertip became caught in the belt and pulley and was amputated.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(3) Walking-working surfaces are maintained free of hazards such as sharp or protruding objects, loose boards, corrosion, leaks, spills, snow, and ice.
29 CFR 1910.22(d)(2)
(2) Hazardous conditions on walking-working surfaces are corrected or repaired before an employee uses the walking-working surface again. If the correction or repair cannot be made immediately, the hazard must be guarded to prevent employees from using the walking-working surface until the hazard is corrected or repaired; and
Other plastics pipe and pipe fitting manufacturing employers in South Dakota
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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.
