Polychem cited for safety, health violations

Staff report

LEETONIA

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Monday cited Polychem OMS Systems LLC with 30 safety and health violations, including exposing workers to amputation hazards.

Polychem is a specialty manufacturer of equipment for the production and processing of metals and plastic products at 4 Washington St.

Proposed penalties total $103,500.

OSHA initiated an inspection in September based on a complaint.

Twenty-one serious safety violations involve failing to establish a lockout and tag-out program to control the energy sources of equipment; remove damaged web slings from service; provide machine guarding on lathes, blades, grinders and other equipment; provide personal protective equipment for electrical work; inspect trucks before use; remove defective vehicles from service; and train workers to operate powered industrial trucks.

The company did not respond to a request to comment Monday afternoon.