Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309442523 - Modern Plastics Recovery Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 309442523

Report ID: 0524700

Date Opened: 06/13/2006

Site Address:
Modern Plastics Recovery Inc.
100 W. Main St.
Haviland, OH 45851

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 97, Haviland, OH 45851

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3082

NAICS: 326121/Unlaminated Plastics Profile Shape Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/13/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/01/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	205874282	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations			1			1
Current Violations			1			1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$4,000	$0	$0	$4,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$2,600	$0	$0	$2,600
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Repeat	19100176 B	07/07/2006	07/12/2006	$2,600	$4,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202087607

Event: 05/23/2006

Employee Is Paralyzed When Struck by Falling Bale of Plastic

On May 23, 2006, Employee #1 was sweeping up a floor in a warehouse. He was near a stack of bales that were stacked six bales high. They were not interlocked, and the stack was approximately 16 feet tall. A bale of plastic intended for recycling and weighing 1,000 pounds rolled off the stack, falling approximately 13.6 feet. It struck Employee #1, breaking his back and paralyzing him from the waist down. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: JANITOR, FRACTURE, PARALYSIS, WAREHOUSE, BACK, PLASTIC MFG, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309442523			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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