BROOKLYN, NY · 1990-03-28 00:00:00

OSHA Inspection: AMSTAR SUGAR CORPORATION

Planned inspection · Health discipline

At a glance

On 1990-03-28 00:00:00, OSHA opened a planned health inspection of AMSTAR SUGAR CORPORATION in 49 SOUTH 2ND STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11211 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 100484211.

What this inspection record means

OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment: AMSTAR SUGAR CORPORATION
Site address: 49 SOUTH 2ND STREET
City: BROOKLYN
State: NY
ZIP: 11211

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type: Planned (H)
Scope: Complete (A)
Discipline: Health
Advance notice: No
Union status: Y

When did the case open and close?

Opened: 1990-03-28 00:00:00
Closing conference: 1990-05-24 00:00:00
Case closed: 1991-02-26 00:00:00
Data loaded: 2011-10-14 16:38:47

Establishment context

NAICS code: 000000
SIC code (legacy): 2062
Employees: 544
Ownership type: A
Industry flags: Manufacturing health.

Citations

13 citations on file for this inspection.

10201 A

Serious Gravity 07 1 instance 10 exposed

Issued: Aug 3, 1990
Abate by: Nov 7, 1990
Penalty: Initial $560 · Current $364 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were
free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees in that:
a) Employees were exposed to the hazard of being overcome in and unable
to escape or be rescued from confined space which include but are not
limited to char filters, vacuum pans, water and syrup tanks located
throughout the sugar refinery in areas such as the Filer, Pan and
Finishing House.
Among other methods, a feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct the hazard is to develop and follow standard procedures for
safe confined space entry, including but not limited to:
1) Conduct atmospheric testing of confined spaces, prior to employee
entry, for potential oxygen deficiency and air contaminants and
continue to monitor for same while employees are working in confined
space.
2) Provide purging and ventilation of the confined space.
3) Provide employee entering confined space with wrist type or noose
type harness with safety line.
4) Provide for monitor or standby employee to be in attendane at the
confined space and so equipped with respiratory protection necessary
to conduct a rescue.
5) Institute and enforce the use of confined space entry permit system.
6) Institute labeling and posting of confined space.
7) Ensure that authorized entrants are trained in the following areas:
a)Hazard recognition
b)Communication
c)Protective equipment
d)Self-rescue
Reference literature on confined space:
NIOSH Publication 80-106 (Working in Confined Spaces)
ANSI Z117.1
29 CFR 1910.146
ASTM D4276-84
National Safety Council Data Sheet 1-704-85

Recent events (2)

1990-08-28 00:00:00 · I (S) $364.00
1990-08-03 00:00:00 · Z (S) $560.00

1910.95 I02 I

Serious Gravity 08 5 instances 5 exposed

Issued: Aug 3, 1990
Abate by: Aug 20, 1990
Penalty: Initial $640 · Current $416 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1990-08-28 00:00:00 · I (S) $416.00
1990-08-03 00:00:00 · Z (S) $640.00

1910.95 I02 I

Serious Gravity 07 1 instance

Issued: Aug 3, 1990
Abate by: Aug 20, 1990

1910.95 I02 I

Serious Gravity 07 1 instance

Issued: Aug 3, 1990
Abate by: Aug 20, 1990

1910.133 A01

Serious Gravity 06 2 instances 10 exposed

Issued: Aug 3, 1990
Abate by: Aug 20, 1990
Penalty: Initial $480 · Current $312 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1990-08-28 00:00:00 · I (S) $312.00
1990-08-03 00:00:00 · Z (S) $480.00

1910.252 B04 IV

Serious Gravity 06 1 instance 11 exposed

Issued: Aug 3, 1990
Abate by: Nov 7, 1990
Penalty: Initial $480 · Current $312 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1990-08-28 00:00:00 · I (S) $312.00
1990-08-03 00:00:00 · Z (S) $480.00

1910.307 B

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 10 exposed

Issued: Aug 3, 1990
Abate by: Aug 20, 1990
Penalty: Initial $400 · Current $260 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1990-08-28 00:00:00 · I (S) $260.00
1990-08-03 00:00:00 · Z (S) $400.00

1904.2 A

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 22 instances 199 exposed

Issued: Aug 3, 1990
Abate by: Aug 20, 1990
Penalty: Initial $100 · Current $65 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1990-08-28 00:00:00 · I (O) $65.00
1990-08-03 00:00:00 · Z (O) $100.00

1910.106 E02 IVD

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 3 exposed

Issued: Aug 3, 1990
Abate by: Aug 20, 1990

Recent events (2)

1990-08-28 00:00:00 · I (O)
1990-08-03 00:00:00 · Z (O)

1910.141 A04 II

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 4 exposed

Issued: Aug 3, 1990
Abate by: Aug 20, 1990

Recent events (2)

1990-08-28 00:00:00 · I (O)
1990-08-03 00:00:00 · Z (O)

1910.145 F08 I

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance

Issued: Aug 3, 1990
Abate by: Aug 20, 1990

Recent events (2)

1990-08-28 00:00:00 · I (O)
1990-08-03 00:00:00 · Z (O)

1910.151 C

Other-than-serious Gravity 02 1 instance 4 exposed

Issued: Aug 3, 1990
Abate by: Aug 20, 1990

Recent events (2)

1990-08-28 00:00:00 · I (O)
1990-08-03 00:00:00 · Z (O)

1910.1001 K01

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 4 exposed

Issued: Aug 3, 1990
Abate by: Aug 20, 1990

Recent events (2)

1990-08-28 00:00:00 · I (O)
1990-08-03 00:00:00 · Z (O)

More inspections at Amstar Sugar Corporation

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Source

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 100484211.

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