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Polygon Composites Technology: OSHA inspections and violations

Walkerton, Indiana · Unlaminated Plastics Profile Shape Manufacturing · NAICS 326121

1inspections
3citation items
$2,048current penalties
May 31, 2024last inspection

OSHA has inspected Polygon Composites Technology once in Indiana.

The inspection began on May 31, 2024 as a planned inspection, in Walkerton.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $3,150 and now stand at $2,048, 35% lower after settlements or reviews.

Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.219.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Polygon Composites Technology averages $2,048 (1 cited inspection).

Polygon Composites Technology: OSHA citation items per year, 2024 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347517534 OPENED MAY 31, 2024Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 20 employees at the site · Closed Sep 23, 2024

307 Tennessee Street, Walkerton, IN 46574 · Unlaminated Plastics Profile Shape Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$1,800$1,170Sep 4, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$1,350$878Sep 4, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$0$0Sep 4, 2024Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i)

(2) Guarding horizontal shafting. (i) All exposed parts of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform, excepting runways used exclusively for oiling, or running adjustments, shall be protected by a stationary casing enclosing shafting completely or by a trough enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting as location requires.

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i)

(4) Projecting shaft ends. (i) Projecting shaft ends shall present a smooth edge and end and shall not project more than one-half the diameter of the shaft unless guarded by nonrotating caps or safety sleeves.

Other unlaminated plastics profile shape manufacturing employers in Indiana

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