OSHA has inspected Plastic Materials Inc 5 times in Ohio since 2014.
The latest one began on Jul 20, 2023 on a referral, in Macedonia.
Those inspections ended with 16 citation items: 12 serious and 4 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $48,861 and now stand at $30,493, 38% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Plastic Materials Inc averages $9,996 (2 cited inspections).
Plastic Materials Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company775 East Highland Rd., Macedonia, OH 44056 · Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $9,844 | $6,891 | Sep 18, 2023 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.147(d) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $9,844 | $6,891 | Sep 18, 2023 | Final |
775 Highland Rd, Macedonia, OH 44056 · Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
775 Highland Rd, Macedonia, OH 44056 · Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jun 28, 2017: Employee's fingertip is amputated when caught between putty
At approximately 1:00 p.m. on June 28, 2017, an employee was changing a screen filter on a plastic extruder machine. His finger was caught between the putty knife and the edge of the machine causing a fingertip amputation. The employee was not hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $8,873 | $6,211 | Sep 7, 2017 | Final |
775 East Highland Rd., Macedonia, OH 44056 · Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
775 E Highland Rd, Macedonia, OH 44056 · Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2) · General requirements |
Serious | $2,800 | $1,680 | May 13, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes |
Serious | $2,100 | $1,260 | May 13, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.110(e)(4)(iii) · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases |
Serious | $2,100 | $1,260 | May 13, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $3,500 | $2,100 | May 13, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers |
Serious | $2,100 | $1,260 | May 13, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 6 29 CFR 1910.176(a) · Material storage and aisles |
Other-than-serious | $2,800 | $0 | May 13, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 7 29 CFR 1910.176(b) · Material storage and aisles |
Serious | $2,800 | $1,680 | May 13, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 8a 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $2,100 | $1,260 | May 13, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 8b 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $0 | $0 | May 13, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 8c 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $0 | $0 | May 13, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | May 13, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6) · Respiratory protection |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | May 13, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 3 29 CFR 1910.303(e) · Electrical equipment, general requirements |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | May 13, 2014 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Macedonia site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 87 workers: 2.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 41 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plastic Materials, Inc. Macedonia Macedonia · 2025 | 87 | 2 | 2 | 2.2 | 0.0 |
| Macedonia site Macedonia · 2018 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Jul 18, 2023, Macedonia: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee was cleaning a pelletizer machine. As he tested a strand, the machine pulled the employee's hand in, resulting in partial amputations to the little and ring fingers.
Jun 28, 2017, Macedonia: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
On 6/28/2017, at approximately 7:45 a.m., an employee was cleaning the screen of a plastic extruder when his right index finger was caught and amputated between the screen and the heat collar.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.110(e)(4)(iii)
(iii) Permanent and removable fuel containers shall be securely mounted to prevent jarring loose, slipping, or rotating, and the fastenings shall be designed and constructed to withstand static loading in any direction equal to twice the weight of the tank and attachments when filled with fuel using a safety factor of not less than four based on the ultimate strength of the material to be used. Field welding, when necessary, shall be made only on saddle plates, lugs or brackets, originally attached to the container by the tank manufacturer.
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)
(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)
(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.
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.