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PPD (USA) Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Madison, South Dakota · Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing · NAICS 326112

4inspections
7citation items
$12,000current penalties
May 8, 2025last inspection

PPD (USA) Inc. has 4 OSHA inspections on record in South Dakota, the first in 2001.

OSHA's last visit started on May 8, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Madison.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 7 citation items: 1 serious and 6 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $16,697 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $12,000, down 28%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.95, noise (2 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. PPD (USA) Inc. averages $6,000 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

PPD (USA) Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

PPD (USA) Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2001 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348235565 OPENED MAY 8, 2025Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 1,800 employees at the site · Closed Sep 3, 2025

1810 Northeast 3rd Street, Madison, SD 57042 · Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$566$0Aug 27, 2025Final

Inspection 347141129 OPENED DEC 4, 2023Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 89 employees at the site · Closed Dec 26, 2024

1810 Northeast 3rd Street, Madison, SD 57042 · Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$11,292$8,000Mar 7, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(3)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$4,839$4,000Mar 7, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 7, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 7, 2024Final

Inspection 309283075 OPENED SEP 21, 2005Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 50 employees at the site · Closed Dec 21, 2005

1810 Third Street Ne, Madison, SD 57042 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 7, 2005Closed
Citation 1, item 2 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 7, 2005Closed

Inspection 102762689 OPENED AUG 30, 2001Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 70 employees at the site · Closed Sep 5, 2001

1810 Third Street Ne, Madison, SD 57042 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Madison site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 43 workers: 10.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
PPD USA Inc
Madison · 2025
43 4010.92.6
PPD USA, Inc
Madison · 2019
95 27522.32.1
PPD USA Inc.
Madison · 2017
83 618.12.1

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.

Dec 1, 2023, Madison: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)

On December 1, 2023, an employee was using a bearing press machine to insert bearings into plastic press-molded parts. The machine activated and caught the employee's left hand, amputating the tip of the index finger.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

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.

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 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(3)(ii)

(ii) Boxes shall be closed by suitable covers securely fastened in place.

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

Other plastics packaging film and sheet (including laminated) manufacturing employers in South Dakota

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