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Priority Plastics, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Grinnell, Iowa · Plastics Bottle Manufacturing · NAICS 326160

1inspections
3citation items
$7,956current penalties
Sep 9, 2020last inspection

Priority Plastics, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Iowa.

OSHA opened it on Sep 9, 2020 on a referral, in Grinnell.

From that inspection OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

OSHA proposed $7,956 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.219, belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts (3 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Priority Plastics, Inc. averages $7,956 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Priority Plastics, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Priority Plastics, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344917919 OPENED SEP 9, 2020Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 45 employees at the site · Closed Nov 6, 2020

704 Pinder Ave, Grinnell, IA 50112 · Plastics Bottle Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Sep 3, 2020: Employee's fingers are amputated while cleaning machine

At 12:15 a.m. on September 3, 2020, an employee was cleaning around the outfeed conveyor. As the employee was picking up towels, the employee's gloved hand was pulled into the drive belt and pulley, resulting in the amputation of fingers on the left hand. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$7,956$7,956Oct 19, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$0$0Oct 19, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.219(m)(2)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$0$0Oct 19, 2020Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2024, the Grinnell site logged 7 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 70 workers: 10.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 1 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Grinnell site
Grinnell · 2024
70 7110.92.6

The rules behind these citations

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

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

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1)

(d) Pulleys—(1) Guarding. Pulleys, any parts of which are seven (7) feet or less from the floor or working platform, shall be guarded in accordance with the standards specified in paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section. Pulleys serving as balance wheels (e.g., punch presses) on which the point of contact between belt and pulley is more than six feet six inches (6 ft. 6 in.) from the floor or platform may be guarded with a disk covering the spokes.

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i)

(3) Vertical and inclined belts. (i) Vertical and inclined belts shall be enclosed by a guard conforming to standards in paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section.

29 CFR 1910.219(m)(2)(i)

(2) Methods of manufacture. (i) Expanded metal, sheet or perforated metal, and wire mesh shall be securely fastened to frame.

Other plastics bottle manufacturing employers in Iowa

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