Inspection 343889754 OPENED MAR 28, 2019Closed
5306 Highway 146, Seabrook, TX 77586 · Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Polyone Corporation 3 times in Texas since 2018.
The latest one began on Mar 28, 2019 to follow up on an earlier case, in Seabrook.
Those inspections ended with 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $15,513 and now stand at $9,308, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Polyone Corporation averages $4,654 (2 cited inspections).
Polyone Corporation also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 343890281 OPENED MAR 28, 2019Closed
5306 Highway 146, Seabrook, TX 77586 · Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.176(a) · Material storage and aisles |
Serious | $3,262 | $1,957 | May 22, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1) · Electrical equipment, general requirements |
Other-than-serious | $610 | $366 | May 22, 2019 | Final |
Inspection 343280244 OPENED JUL 5, 2018Closed
5306 Highway 146, Seabrook, TX 77586 · Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jun 27, 2018: Employee incurs burns and fractures while removing resin fro
At 1:50 p.m. on June 27, 2018, Employee #1 was removing resin from the door of a Banbury machine while it was in operation. The door cycles open and closed during production at intervals. The employee was using a scraper that was approximately 4 feet long to remove the resin. His arm was pulled into the machine when the door closed, and he incurred multiple fractures and second degree burns. The employee was hospitalized to treat the fractures and second degree burns.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $11,641 | $6,985 | Nov 1, 2018 | Final |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2021, the Seabrook site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 140 workers: 2.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.6 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polyone Seabrook TX Seabrook · 2021 | 140 | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
| Polyone Seabrook,TX Seabrook · 2016 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Jun 27, 2018, Seabrook: Hospitalization · fractures and burns · arm(s), unspecified
An employee was using a scraping tool (located on the mixer's door) to remove resin from the bottom of the mixer when the door of the machine closed on the employee's arm pulling his arm into the drop area. The employee was admitted to the hospital with a fractured radius and second degree burns to the arm.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.176 · Material storage and aisles
29 CFR 1910.176(a)
(a) Use of mechanical equipment. Where mechanical handling equipment is used, sufficient safe clearances shall be allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways and wherever turns or passage must be made. Aisles and passageways shall be kept clear and in good repair, with no obstruction across or in aisles that could create a hazard. Permanent aisles and passageways shall be appropriately marked.
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)
(ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.
29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)
(1) Space about electric equipment. Sufficient access and working space shall be provided and maintained about all electric equipment to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment.
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- Ona Polymers Garland · 3 citations · $18,500
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.