Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing

Industry Summary

With employment in this industry reaching new highs, the 341 businesses operating in the Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing industry are sure to make protecting the estimated total of 18,959 employees reported in 2015 a top priority. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Plastics Packaging Materials and Unlaminated Film and Sheet Manufacturing Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

On Monday, November 6th 2017 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Glenview, IL at Signode Industrial Group Llc. A 65 year old Machine operator had been injured when the
OSHA ID100501.015
Accident Date2017-11-04
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 12:15 p.m. on November 4, 2017, an employee was guiding a plastic sheet through a nip point between two rollers on a 4-stack roll mill. The employee's left hand was crushed when it was caught and pulled into the machine. All of the fingers and thumb were amputated and the palm burned on the heated rollers. The employee was hospitalized.
OSHA investigators arrived in Pewaukee, WI on Thursday, March 30th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Berry Plastics Corporation which had occured on Thursday, March 23rd 2017. A 30 year old man working as a Printing machine operator was injured on the job when the employee's arm was broken when caught between material stock
OSHA ID94310.015
Accident Date2017-03-23
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 9:00 a.m. on March 23, 2017, Employee #1 was cleaning an idle roller. The employee's arm was sucked into the machine. His arm became caught between the material stock and the idle roller, breaking it in two places. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injuries.
On Thursday, August 18th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Cincinnati, OH after learning of an incident at Graham Packaging Company, Lp. which had occured on Thursday, August 11th 2016. A had been injured when the pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-08-11
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeOn or about August 11, 2016, an employee was hit by a forklift, suffering a severe laceration to the left big toe. The employee was hospitalized and required stitches.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
15.07
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 257
150%
Inspection Rate: 6.05
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 28

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