Since 2018, OSHA inspectors have visited Tko Polymers, LLC in Georgia 4 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Aug 15, 2023 to follow up on an earlier case, in Atlanta.
In all, OSHA issued 10 citation items: 6 serious, 2 repeat and 2 other-than-serious.
The penalties, $24,260 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.
The rule cited most here is 1910.95 (noise), 4 times.
Among wholesale employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,425 penalty. Tko Polymers, LLC averages $8,087 across 3 cited inspections.
2 inspections on this page followed a fatal incident.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 346908890 OPENED AUG 15, 2023Closed
Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Oct 25, 2023
4215 Wendell Dr Sw Suite 204, Atlanta, GA 30336 · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 4, 2022 (fatal): Employee dies from multiple trauma when pinned by semi truck
At 9:15 p.m. on August 4, 2022, an employee working as a laborer for a recycled materials wholesaler was assisting a coworker (truck driver) with picking up plastic containers. The containers had spilled from the overloaded delivery truck. The coworker struck the employee with the truck pinning him between the truck and the dock. The employee died from multiple system trauma.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 346133556 OPENED AUG 4, 2022Closed
Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Mar 20, 2023
4215 Wendell Dr Sw Suite 204, Atlanta, GA 30336 · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 1, 2022 (fatal): Employee is crushed and killed when pinned by trailer
At 8:30 a.m. on August 1, 2022, an employee was assisting a truck driver with picking up plastic containers that had spilled from an overloaded delivery truck when the rear doors were opened. The truck driver went back to the cab and began to back up the trailer to the dock with the employee still behind the trailer. The employee pinned between the trailer and the dock causing multiple system trauma, which resulted in his death.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $3,683 | $3,683 | Jan 31, 2023 | Final |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Aug 1, 2022, Atlanta: Hospitalization · crushing injuries · chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Material was falling out of a truck's trailer. An employee went out to recover the fallen material. The truck then backed up and the employee's chest was crushed between the trailer and the loading dock.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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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.
