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Wastezero Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Hemingway, South Carolina · Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing · NAICS 326111

1inspections
3citation items
$3,000current penalties
Jun 23, 2021last inspection

OSHA has inspected Wastezero Inc once in South Carolina.

The inspection began on Jun 23, 2021 after a complaint, in Hemingway.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $6,000 and now stand at $3,000, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.

Exit routes comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.37.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Wastezero Inc averages $3,000 (1 cited inspection).

Wastezero Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Wastezero Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345385868 OPENED JUN 23, 2021Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed May 25, 2022

129 Ron Joy Road, Hemingway, SC 29554 · Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2) · Exit route design
 Other-than-serious$1,750$1,000Dec 6, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes
 Serious$1,750$2,000Dec 6, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2) · Exit routes
 Serious$2,500$0Dec 6, 2021Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2019, the Hemingway site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 112 workers: 2.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 44 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
WasteZero - Hemingway
Hemingway · 2019
112 322.22.6

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design

29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2)

(2) An exit access must be at least 28 inches (71.1 cm) wide at all points. Where there is only one exit access leading to an exit or exit discharge, the width of the exit and exit discharge must be at least equal to the width of the exit access.

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3)

(3) Exit routes must be free and unobstructed. No materials or equipment may be placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route. The exit access must not go through a room that can be locked, such as a bathroom, to reach an exit or exit discharge, nor may it lead into a dead-end corridor. Stairs or a ramp must be provided where the exit route is not substantially level.

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2)

(2) Each exit must be clearly visible and marked by a sign reading “Exit.”

Other plastics bag and pouch manufacturing employers in South Carolina

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