Summit Plastics, Inc. has 5 OSHA inspections on record in Mississippi, the first in 2000.
OSHA's last visit started on Nov 13, 2019 on a referral, in Summit.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 25 citation items: 18 serious and 7 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $39,080 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $25,228, down 35%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.304, grounding and circuit protection (3 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Summit Plastics, Inc. averages $3,978 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Summit Plastics, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 344448949 OPENED NOV 13, 2019Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Closed Dec 27, 2019
107 Laurel Street, Summit, MS 39666 · Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Nov 7, 2019: Employee lacerates hand while cleaning out energized blender
At 9:00 p.m. on November 7, 2019, an employee working as a Supervisor for a plastics manufacturer was working on a blender/mixer. The employee opened the gate to let the blended material exit the equipment. The gate is opened by a pneumatic valve and the material is released by gravity. After the gate was opened, the employee used his right hand to clean out what was left of the material. The blender was still on when he cleaned the material. The employee caught his hand when he reached the opened the gate. The employee sustained deep lacerations on his hand requiring hospitalization and surgery, but no amputation.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $6,630 | $3,978 | Dec 9, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 9, 2019 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Summit site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 128 workers: 2.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 2 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.
Nov 7, 2019, Summit: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee was cleaning a bender/tumbler while mixing pellets and was struck by the blades resulting in lacerations to three fingers.
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.
