AMHERST, NY —
OSHA Inspection: TORTEL USA LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of TORTEL USA LLC in 221 COMMERCE DRIVE, AMHERST, NY 14228 (NAICS 425120). OSHA activity number 312241300.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- TORTEL USA LLC
- Site address
- 221 COMMERCE DRIVE
- City
- AMHERST
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14228
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 425120
- SIC code (legacy)
- 5065
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2008
- Abate by
- Aug 10, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $750 · Current $375 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 employees were exposed to the hazard of falling to the ground while on a wood pallet which was being raised in the air by the forks of a powered industrial truck: a) On or about 6/13/08, in the warehouse area between shelving: An employee was kneeling on a wood pallet which was being raised in the air by the forks of a Toyota propane powered industrial truck. The employee was preparing to put some items on the 3rd level of industrial shelving when she fell off the pallet. The wood pallet was not secured to the truck, lacked guardrails, and was not an approved work platform. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED Among others, a feasible method to eliminate or materially reduce this hazard is to: 1. Provide a properly engineered "cage" type work platform with guardrails installed, and securely fasten it to the carriage of the forklift truck.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $375.00
- — Z (S) $750.00
1910.37 A03
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2008
- Abate by
- Aug 10, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $450 · Current $225 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $225.00
- — Z (S) $450.00
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2008
- Abate by
- Aug 10, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $750
Recent events (2)
- — I (O)
- — Z (S) $750.00
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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 312241300.
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