Inspection 346115611 OPENED JUL 29, 2022Closed
176 W.l. Runnels Industrial Drive, Hattiesburg, MS 39402 · All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Sofidel America 2 times in Mississippi since 2022.
The latest one began on Jul 29, 2022 on a referral, in Hattiesburg.
Those inspections ended with 9 citation items: 6 serious, 1 repeat and 2 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $156,002 and still stand at $156,002.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Sofidel America averages $156,002 (1 cited inspection).
Sofidel America also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 346039068 OPENED JUN 23, 2022Open
176 W.l. Runnels Industrial Drive, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 · Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.22(a)(3) · Walking-working surfaces |
Serious | $6,837 | $6,837 | Dec 8, 2022 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1) · Walking-working surfaces |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 8, 2022 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(b) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $14,502 | $14,502 | Dec 8, 2022 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $14,502 | $14,502 | Dec 8, 2022 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.147(e)(2)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $14,502 | $14,502 | Dec 8, 2022 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(iii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $14,502 | $14,502 | Dec 8, 2022 | Contested |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Repeat | $79,761 | $79,761 | Dec 8, 2022 | Contested |
| Citation 3, item 1 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 8, 2022 | Contested |
| Citation 3, item 2 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Other-than-serious | $11,396 | $11,396 | Dec 8, 2022 | Contested |
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 Hattiesburg site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 150 workers: 2.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 89 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofidel America Hattiesburg Hattiesburg · 2021 | 150 | 4 | 4 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
May 16, 2024, Hattiesburg: Hospitalization · surface, flesh wounds and burns, electrical injuries · hand(s) and arm(s) n.e.c.
An employee was monitoring a vibration sensor on a marrying roller when their arm got caught between a rubber roller and a brush roller. The employee sustained scrapes and burns on their left arm and hand.
Jun 8, 2022, Hattiesburg: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
On 6/8/2022, at 10:00 AM, a rewinder operator was clearing a tissue jam at the rollers when the reset button at the control panel was activated. The operator's left middle finger was caught between the rollers resulting in partial amputation of the finger.
Apr 13, 2020, Hattiesburg: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was using an overhead crane to return a spent parent roll to a stand. The roll bounced and smashed his left middle and index fingers against the crane hook. Both fingers were crushed and cut, and the middle finger was amputated to the first knuckle.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)
(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.
29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)
(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(b)
(B) Specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy;
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
29 CFR 1910.22 · Walking-working surfaces
29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods
Other sanitary paper product manufacturing employers in Mississippi
- Sofidel of America Hattiesburg · 1 citation · $15,970
- International Paper Natchez · 158 citations · $627,561
- ST. Tammany Box Company Picayune · 10 citations · $13,390
- Epe Industries USA, Inc. Horn Lake · 1 citation · $0
- D & D Packaging, Inc. Olive Branch · 10 citations · $16,223
- Von Drehle Corporation Natchez · 23 citations · $159,403
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.