OSHA inspectors have visited Purestat Engineered Technologies, Inc. in Maine one time.
It opened on Feb 5, 2018 on a referral, in Lewiston.
In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 1 serious, 1 repeat and 1 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $28,456; today they stand at $16,007, 44% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.219 (belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts), 2 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Purestat Engineered Technologies, Inc. averages $16,007 across 1 cited inspection.
Purestat Engineered Technologies, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 342928017 OPENED FEB 5, 2018Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 34 employees at the site · Closed Feb 11, 2019
21 Old Farm Road, Lewiston, ME 04240 · Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Oct 9, 2017: Employee attempts to avoid jammed equipment and amputates fi
At 9:30 p.m. on October 9, 2017, an employee was involved in some bag manufacturing operations when he saw a bag fall into the bottom of the machine. The employee reached into the machine to grab the bag before it jammed the machine and caught his left index finger in the chain and sprocket, amputating his fingertip. The employee was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $7,114 | $5,336 | Mar 20, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Repeat | $14,228 | $7,114 | Mar 20, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 3, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $7,114 | $3,557 | Mar 20, 2018 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2018, the Lewiston site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 39 workers: 5.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 23 days away from work.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Oct 9, 2017, Lewiston: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was working a bag machine when bags began falling into the machine and into the gears. While attempting to remove the bags, the employee's left index finger became jammed and amputated in a gear.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
