Since 2015, OSHA inspectors have visited Polyfill, LLC in Ohio 4 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Aug 22, 2018 on a referral, in Sidney.
In all, OSHA issued 10 citation items: 10 serious.
The proposed penalties came to $44,620; today they stand at $23,554, 47% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.212 (machine guarding), 3 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Polyfill, LLC averages $5,888 across 4 cited inspections.
Polyfill, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 343406799 OPENED AUG 22, 2018Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 77 employees at the site · Closed Jan 28, 2019
960 N. Vandemark Rd., Sidney, OH 45365 · Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 15, 2018: Employee's hand is crushed in nip point
At 5:30 a.m. on August 15, 2018, Employee #1 was being trained by a coworker to operate the winder. Operators were working on the Rossendale Line #1 Roll Winder to change the rolls and observe the operation as the material was wound onto the rolls. On the second or third roll, the employee noticed that it wasnt being wound tight enough, resulting in another scrapped roll. Employee #1 observed that the material was not lying flat on the conveyor belt just before it was rolled onto the winder. She put her right hand down onto the material in an attempt to get it to lay flat before it was rolled. In doing this, the employee's hand was immediately adjacent to the in-going nip point and it was caught and pulled in. Her coworker accessed a safety mat to stop the machine, but Employee #1 sustained crushing injuries and lacerations to her right hand, requiring surgery.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $9,959 | $4,980 | Oct 16, 2018 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Sidney site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 50 workers: 8.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.9 for its industry. Those cases cost 1 days away from work.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Nov 17, 2020, Sidney: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
On November 17, 2020, employees were replacing a steel core. The injured employee was releasing air from the airshaft by depressing the air valve while a forklift operator was removing the airshaft from the steel core. The injured employee's right index finger was pinched between the steel core and the airshaft causing a partial fingertip amputation.
Aug 15, 2018, Sidney: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations · hand(s), unspecified
On August 15, 2018, an employee's hand was stuck in a moving roll of product. The employee suffered lacerations and swelling.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
