United Poly Systems: OSHA inspections and violations
Springfield, Missouri · Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing · NAICS 326112
1inspections
1citation items
$2,834current penalties
Nov 15, 2019last inspection
United Poly Systems has one OSHA inspection on record in Missouri.
OSHA opened it on Nov 15, 2019 on a referral, in Springfield.
From that inspection OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 serious.
OSHA proposed $4,048 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $2,834, down 30%.
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. United Poly Systems averages $2,834 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
United Poly Systems also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Nov 11, 2019: Employee amputates finger in coiler machine
At 6:00 a.m. on November 11, 2019, an employee was operating a coiler machine when his finger got caught in the machine. The employee was hospitalized to treat a finger amputation.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Springfield site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 90 workers: 3.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 11 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
United Poly Systems
Springfield · 2024
90
3
1
3.4
2.6
Severe injury reports
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 11, 2019, Springfield: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was running a coiler. His left hand was caught between the fixed arm and the moveable arm when the machine operated; the thumb was amputated at the tip.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.
Other plastics packaging film and sheet (including laminated) manufacturing employers in Missouri
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.
