PLM Operations, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Jun 22, 2020: Employee with covid-19 infection is hospitalized

An employee was working as a packer for an ice cream manufacturer. The packing staff were not physically separated and there were no plexiglass barriers between staff members. There were also in-person morning meetings up where staff were not physically separated. There was a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility with 25 employees testing positive. The city department of public health closed the plant down for 24 hours. The employee was hospitalized with COVID-19 for 6 days but successfully recovered from her infection.

Incident on May 8, 2019: Employee amputates fingertip while lubricating food wrap mac

At 4:00 p.m. on May 8, 2019, an employee was reaching into an energized WCB Ice Cream Model #VL8 Versa Line Wrapper Machine with his right hand to lubricate a clamp on the machine. The employee had his left hand resting on the machine frame during this time. The machine would advance then stop for a moment, then advance again. It was during the momentary stops that the employee would reach in and spread the grease. At one point when the machine advanced, the employee's left hand was caught by an exposed chain, which pulled his middle finger into a sprocket nip point. The employee amputated his fingertip between the chain and sprocket and required medical treatment. The employee was not hospitalized.

Incident on Mar 4, 2019: Employee catches hand in machine, amputates finger

At 7:00 a.m. on March 4, 2019, an employee was operating a WCB Ice Cream (an Alliance Company) Model Number VL8 Versa Line machine. The employee was overseeing the production line while a coworker operated the line. The machine had stopped running and the employee and the coworker were investigating the cause. The employee located the problem, which was an ice pop stick stuck in the conveyor portion of the machine. The machine was not running when the employee reached into the machine through an opening on the side to remove the stick. Once he freed the stick, the machine activated and caught the employee's right ring finger in the pinch point amputating the tip of his finger. The employee was treated at a local medical center and released.