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Poly John Enterprises: OSHA inspections and violations

Whiting, Indiana · Plastics Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing · NAICS 326191

4inspections
7citation items
$3,341current penalties
Jul 7, 2015last inspection

OSHA has inspected Poly John Enterprises 4 times in Indiana since 1995.

The latest one began on Jul 7, 2015 on a referral, in Whiting.

Those inspections ended with 7 citation items: 4 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $4,400 and now stand at $3,341, 24% lower after settlements or reviews.

Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.178.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Poly John Enterprises averages $1,966 (1 cited inspection).

Poly John Enterprises: OSHA citation items per year, 1995 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 317867711 OPENED JUL 7, 2015Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 128 employees at the site · Closed Nov 30, 2015

2500 Gaspar Avenue, Whiting, IN 46394 · Plastics Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(iid) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$1,100$715Nov 12, 2015Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$1,925$1,251Nov 12, 2015Closed

Inspection 309721025 OPENED AUG 29, 2006Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Closed Oct 5, 2006

2500 Gaspar Avenue, Whiting, IN 46394 · All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 307171561 OPENED FEB 17, 2004Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 128 employees at the site · Closed Oct 15, 2004

2500 Gaspar Avenue, Whiting, IN 46394 · Plastics Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 13, 2004Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 13, 2004Closed

Inspection 123999914 OPENED JUN 12, 1995Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 119 employees at the site · Closed Sep 11, 1995

2500 Gaspar Avenue, Whiting, IN 46394 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$1,375$1,375Jun 28, 1995Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$0$0Jun 28, 1995Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 4000405
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 28, 1995Closed

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii)

(ii) The label for bulk shipments of hazardous chemicals must be on the immediate container, transmitted with the shipping papers or the bills of lading, or, with the agreement of the receiving entity, transmitted by technological or electronic means so that it is immediately available to workers in printed form on the receiving end of shipment.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(iid)

(D) Identifiable. Lockout devices and tagout devices shall indicate the identity of the employee applying the device(s).

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6)

(6) The user shall see that all nameplates and markings are in place and are maintained in a legible condition.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

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