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Ram Plastics Co.: OSHA inspections and violations

North Lima, Ohio · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · NAICS 326199

5inspections
36citation items
$29,578current penalties
Sep 10, 2015last inspection

OSHA has inspected Ram Plastics Co. 5 times in Ohio since 2002.

The latest one began on Sep 10, 2015 after a complaint, in North Lima.

Those inspections ended with 36 citation items: 31 serious, 1 repeat and 4 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $52,255 and now stand at $29,578, 43% lower after settlements or reviews.

Noise comes up most often in these citations: 6 items under 1910.95.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Ram Plastics Co. averages $6,000 (1 cited inspection).

Ram Plastics Co. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Ram Plastics Co.: OSHA citation items per year, 2002 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340910256 OPENED SEP 10, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 55 employees at the site · Closed Sep 23, 2016

11401 South Ave., North Lima, OH 44452 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$3,500$3,500Nov 25, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(3) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$3,500$0Nov 25, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$3,500$2,500Nov 25, 2015Final

Inspection 339302010 OPENED AUG 16, 2013Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 45 employees at the site · Closed Sep 5, 2014

11401 South Avenue Extension, P.o. Box 402, North Lima, OH 44452 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
Other-than-serious$3,500$0Nov 5, 2013Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$3,500$2,100Nov 5, 2013Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(d) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$0$0Nov 5, 2013Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$0$0Nov 5, 2013Final
Citation 2, item 1 Repeat$7,000$4,200Nov 5, 2013Final

Inspection 331107268 OPENED DEC 28, 2011Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 35 employees at the site · Closed Feb 12, 2013

11401 South Avenue Extension, P.o. Box 402, North Lima, OH 44452 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$2,800$1,680Jan 30, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 2a Serious$2,800$1,680Jan 30, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 2b Serious$0$0Jan 30, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 3a Serious$2,800$1,680Jan 30, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 3b Serious$0$0Jan 30, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$2,380$2,380Jan 30, 2012Final

Inspection 314537135 OPENED MAY 18, 2010Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 46 employees at the site · Closed Aug 5, 2010

11401 South Avenue, North Lima, OH 44330 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Serious$1,000$600Jun 18, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$1,250$750Jun 18, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers
Serious$750$450Jun 18, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$1,000$600Jun 18, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$1,250$750Jun 18, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.212(b) · Machine guarding
Other-than-serious$750$0Jun 18, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$750$450Jun 18, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$1,000$600Jun 18, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$1,000$600Jun 18, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 10
29 CFR 1910.219(i)(2) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$1,000$600Jun 18, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 11
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$1,250$750Jun 18, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 12
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$1,000$600Jun 18, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 13
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$1,000$600Jun 18, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 14
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$1,000$600Jun 18, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 15
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i) · Using electrical equipment
Serious$1,000$600Jun 18, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 16
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$750$450Jun 18, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.29(a) · Injury and illness log
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 18, 2010Closed

Inspection 305328908 OPENED OCT 2, 2002Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 30 employees at the site · Closed Dec 9, 2002

11401 South Avenue Extension, P.o. Box 402, North Lima, OH 44452 · 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$525$368Nov 5, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$700$490Nov 5, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Nov 5, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Nov 5, 2002Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 5, 2002Closed

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2017, the North Lima site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 50 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
RAM Plastics Co.
North Lima · 2017
50 000.02.6

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.29 · Injury and illness log

29 CFR 1904.29(a)

(a) Basic requirement. You must use OSHA 300, 300-A, and 301 forms, or equivalent forms, for recordable injuries and illnesses. The OSHA 300 form is called the Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, the 300-A is the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, and the OSHA 301 form is called the Injury and Illness Incident Report.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1)

(g) Safety data sheets. (1) Chemical manufacturers and importers shall obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Employers shall have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

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

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.334 · Using electrical equipment

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

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