OSHA has inspected Polyflex, Inc. 3 times in Wisconsin since 1989.
The latest one began on Apr 4, 2024 as a planned inspection, in Walworth.
Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 4 other-than-serious.
None of the citations carried a penalty.
Hazard communication comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.1200.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Polyflex, Inc. averages $0 (1 cited inspection).
Polyflex, 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 company720 Kenosha Street, Walworth, WI 53184 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 29, 2024 | Final |
720 Kenosha Street, Walworth, WI 53184 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Hwy. B & Ridge Road, Walworth, WI 53184 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.95(d)(1) · Noise |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 11, 1989 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 11, 1989 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.1200(h) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 11, 1989 | Closed |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Walworth site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 70 workers: 3.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 3 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polyflex, Inc Walworth · 2023 | 70 | 3 | 2 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Jul 25, 2023, Walworth: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was performing equipment maintenance when he lost his balance and placed his hand down to stabilize himself. The employee's finger entered a nip point of a moving plunger, resulting in a fingertip avulsion that required amputation.
Nov 30, 2017, Walworth: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was positioning a piece of cardboard under a work table while two other employees held the table up when the table was dropped on top of her finger, which needed to be amputated.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)
(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)
(h) Post-mortem data: Increased incidence and/or severity of post-mortem findings may be indicative of maternal toxicity. This can include gross or microscopic pathological findings or organ weight data, including absolute organ weight, organ-to-body weight ratio, or organ-to-brain weight ratio. When supported by findings of adverse histopathological effects in the affected organ(s), the observation of a significant change in the average weight of suspected target organ(s) of treated dams (mothers), compared to those in the control group, may be considered evidence of maternal toxicity.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)
(6) Periodic inspection. (i) The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.
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.