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Grand Rapids Plastics

Description

Scharenbroch was crushed and killed while cleaning an injection molding machine when someone started the machine while he was inside. The company had past citations for the same violations and was on MIOSHA’s severe perpretators list prior to this incident.

Prosecutors

Attorney General William Schuette

Incident Type

Caught in Machine

County

Unavailable

State

Michigan

Date

June 27, 2014

Available case materials include

  • Advocacy Materials

OSHA Inspection

Contact for Additional Information

Unavailable

Victims

First Last Age Title Employer Injury Type
Russell James Scharenbroch 34 Unavailable Grand Rapids Plastics Fatality

Defendants

Name Type Title Plea Information Conviction Sentence
None None None Unavailable No criminal charges were ever filed in connection with this incident. However, Michigan OSHA cited Grand Rapids Plastics with $558,000 in penalties.
Penal Crimes Charged

Unavailable

Other Crimes Charged

Unavailable