Platinum Converting Inc. has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Illinois, the first in 2017.
OSHA's last visit started on Sep 14, 2023 on a referral, in Bartlett.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.
OSHA proposed $23,282 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $19,500, down 16%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.212, machine guarding (2 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Platinum Converting Inc. averages $9,750 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
Platinum Converting 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 company1560 West Stearns Road, Bartlett, IL 60103 · Packaging and Labeling Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(iii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $0 | $7,500 | Nov 15, 2023 | Final |
851 Expressway Drive, Itasca, IL 60143 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Sep 27, 2017: Employee sustains amputation when caught in printing press
At 10:00 p.m. on September 27, 2017, Employee #1 was cleaning the rollers on a printing press with the machine running. He was pulled into the rotating rollers and suffered an amputation. The employee was hospitalized for his injury. injury.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $11,641 | $6,000 | Mar 7, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $11,641 | $6,000 | Mar 7, 2018 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Bartlett site logged 6 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 160 workers: 187.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 216 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platinum Converting Bartlett · 2023 | 160 | 6 | 4 | 187.5 | 2.6 |
| Main Itasca · 2021 | 256 | 5 | 0 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Sep 2, 2023, Bartlett: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was clearing scraps of paper from a paper machine when their finger contacted the machine. Their left ring finger was amputated.
Sep 27, 2017, Itasca: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
A temporary employee was operating a UV coating machine and amputated a finger.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1)
(c) General—(1) Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source, and rendered inoperative.
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(a)(3)(iii)
(iii) Special handtools for placing and removing material shall be such as to permit easy handling of material without the operator placing a hand in the danger zone. Such tools shall not be in lieu of other guarding required by this section, but can only be used to supplement protection provided.
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