Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309442416 - Plastech Engineered Products Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 309442416

Report ID: 0524700

Date Opened: 06/06/2006

Site Address:
Plastech Engineered Products Inc.
535 W. Linfoot
Wauseon, OH 43567

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3089

NAICS: 326199/All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/13/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/31/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	205874233	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,000
Current Penalty	$6,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,500
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19101030 F02 I	07/24/2006	08/10/2006	$3,250	$5,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19101030 F03	07/24/2006	08/03/2006	$1,625	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003A	Serious	19101030 G02 I	07/24/2006	07/27/2006	$1,625	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01003B	Serious	19101030 G02 IIC	07/24/2006	07/27/2006	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202087565

Event: 05/24/2006

Employee Is Caught Between Machine Parts and Injured

On May 24, 2006, Employee #1 climbed up on a plastic injection molding press to fill a hopper with colored pellets. As he was filling the hopper, the machine cycled, and the safety bar (ratchet bar) pushed a broken guard into the back of Employee #1, pinching him between the guard and a platform. The guard had detached from the machine and become cocked at an angle, so when Employee #1 climbed up on the machine, the ratchet bar caught the guard and pushed it into him. He was hospitalized. The report does not specify the nature of his injuries.

Keywords: INADEQUATE MAINT, GUARD, BACK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, PLASTIC MFG, HOPPER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309442416			Hospitalized injury	Other	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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