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Sonoco Plastics, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Chatham, New York · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · NAICS 326199

1inspections
1citation items
$4,000current penalties
Jan 27, 2017last inspection

OSHA has inspected Sonoco Plastics, Inc. once in New York.

The inspection began on Jan 27, 2017 as a planned inspection, in Chatham.

That inspection ended with 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $4,617 and now stand at $4,000, 13% lower after settlements or reviews.

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

Sonoco Plastics, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342059599 OPENED JAN 27, 2017Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 5,000 employees at the site · Closed Oct 30, 2017

87 Center St, Chatham, NY 12037 · 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) · Ladders in general industry
Other-than-serious$4,617$4,000Mar 23, 2017Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.23 · Ladders in general industry

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1)

(1) Rungs and steps of portable metal ladders are corrugated, knurled, dimpled, coated with skid-resistant material, or otherwise treated to minimize the possibility of slipping;

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