Saint Clair, Missouri · All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing · NAICS 325998
12inspections
77citation items
$149,782current penalties
Aug 19, 2021last inspection
Plaze Inc. has 12 OSHA inspections on record in Missouri, the first in 1976.
OSHA's last visit started on Aug 19, 2021 on a referral, in Saint Clair.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 77 citation items: 60 serious, 1 repeat and 16 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $246,250 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $149,782, down 39%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.119, process safety management (21 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Plaze Inc. averages $32,336 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Plaze Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Aug 12, 2021: Employee suffers heat illness while working on production li
At 12:30 a.m. on August 12, 2021, Employee #1, working as a filler operator on line B5, appeared unwell. The Value Stream Leader accompanied him to the breakroom, where Employee #1 drank water but began feeling dizzy. The Value Stream Leader called 911, and Employee #1 was found to be suffering from heat illness. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 344058367 OPENED JUN 4, 2019Closed
Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 390 employees at the site · Closed Jun 6, 2019
Incident on May 31, 2018: Employee is caught by table as it is lowered and amputates t
At 1:00 p.m. on May 31, 2018, an employee stepped up onto the support bar of the Ground Lift Scissors Table to reach for a product and a coworker lowered the table onto the employee's foot. The employee amputated two toes and was hospitalized.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2018, the Pacific site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 390 workers: 0.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 25 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Plaze, Inc
Pacific · 2018
390
3
1
0.8
1.6
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Aug 12, 2021, Saint Clair: Hospitalization · effects of heat and light, unspecified · body systems
An employee was working on a line as a filling operator and became pale and dizzy. The employee was hospitalized for heat-related illness.
Feb 6, 2020, Saint Clair: Hospitalization · fractures · thigh(s)
While leaving a production line, an employee tripped on a pallet and fell, suffering a broken left femur.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.2 · Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries
(ii) Fire resistance. Storage cabinets shall be designed and constructed to limit the internal temperature to not more than 325 °F. when subjected to a 10-minute fire test using the standard time-temperature curve as set forth in Standard Methods of Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials, NFPA 251-1969, which is incorporated by reference as specified in § 1910.6. All joints and seams shall remain tight and the door shall remain securely closed during the fire test. Cabinets shall be labeled in conspicuous lettering, “Flammable—Keep Fire Away.”
29 CFR 1910.106(d)(4)(iv)
(iv) Ventilation. Every inside storage room shall be provided with either a gravity or a mechanical exhaust ventilation system. Such system shall be designed to provide for a complete change of air within the room at least six times per hour. If a mechanical exhaust system is used, it shall be controlled by a switch located outside of the door. The ventilating equipment and any lighting fixtures shall be operated by the same switch. A pilot light shall be installed adjacent to the switch if Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), are dispensed within the room. Where gravity ventilation is provided, the fresh air intake, as well as the exhaust outlet from the room, shall be on the exterior of the building in which the room is located.
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(ivd)
(iv) Handling liquids at point of final use. (a) Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), shall be kept in covered containers when not actually in use.
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.
