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Veripac, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Bridgeton, Missouri · Unlaminated Plastics Profile Shape Manufacturing · NAICS 326121

1inspections
3citation items
$25,941current penalties
Oct 26, 2021last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Veripac, LLC in Missouri one time.

It opened on Oct 26, 2021 on a referral, in Bridgeton.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

The penalties, $25,941 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Veripac, LLC averages $25,941 across 1 cited inspection.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Veripac, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345607832 OPENED OCT 26, 2021Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 30 employees at the site · Closed Dec 19, 2022

4765 Earth City Expressway, Bridgeton, MO 63044 · Unlaminated Plastics Profile Shape Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Oct 18, 2021: Employee crushes forearm when caught between rollers

At 10:45 a.m. on October 18, 2021, an employee was cleaning chrome rollers on a plastic extrusion machine. The employee's forearm became pinned between to chrome rollers that were in motion. The employee suffered a crushing injury to the forearm and was hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$9,557$9,557Jan 7, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$9,557$9,557Jan 7, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$6,827$6,827Jan 7, 2022Final

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.

Oct 18, 2021, Bridgeton: Hospitalization · crushing injuries · forearm(s)

A temporary employee was cleaning extruder rollers when his left forearm was pinned and crushed. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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(d)(2)

(2) Machine or equipment shutdown. The machine or equipment shall be turned off or shut down using the procedures established for the machine or equipment. An orderly shutdown must be utilized to avoid any additional or increased hazard(s) to employees as a result of the equipment stoppage.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(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 unlaminated plastics profile shape manufacturing employers in Missouri

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