NIAGARA FALLS, NY —
OSHA Inspection: COVANTA ENERGY, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of COVANTA ENERGY, INC. in 100 ENERGY BLVD. AT 56TH ST., NIAGARA FALLS, NY 14304 (NAICS 562219). OSHA activity number 338930530.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- COVANTA ENERGY, INC.
- Site address
- 100 ENERGY BLVD. AT 56TH ST.
- City
- NIAGARA FALLS
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14304
- Mailing
- 100 ENERGY BLVD. AT 56TH ST., NIAGARA FALLS, NY 14304
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 562219
- Employees
- 91
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 F02 I
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,869 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(f)(2)(i): When outside servicing personnel were engaged in activities in a facility, the onsite employer and the outside employer did not inform each other of their respective lockout or tagout procedures: a) On or about 03/04/13, in the Ash Load Out Building, Employer did not inform contractor's employees from National Vacuum Corporation about a Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) Group Box Procedure to be implemented before they began vacuum cleaning and shoveling out material from under 510 conveyor belt. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2869
1910.147 F03 I
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(i): A procedure was not utilized to afford the employees a level of protection equivalent to that provided by the implementation of a personal lockout or tagout device when servicing and/or maintenance was performed by a crew: a) On or about 03/04/13, in the Ash Load Out Building, a Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) Group Box Procedure was not utilized while three people were vacuum cleaning and shoveling out material from under 510 conveyor belt insert. Only two locks and tags were applied on the electrical control switch labeled as: "Bottom Ash Belt Conveyor RII-510-CV". NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 F03 II B
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(B): There was not a provision for the authorized employee to ascertain the exposure status of individual group members with regard to the lockout or tagout of the machine or equipment: a) On or about 03/04/13, in the Ash Load Out Building, Employer did not ascertain the exposure status of a National Vacuum Corporation's employee who was vacuum cleaning and shoveling out material from under conveyor belt 510 without applying his lock/tag on the conveyor's electrical control switch or on a lockout/tagout group box. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.219 E03 II
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,375 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(ii): All guards for inclined belts were not arranged in such a manner that a minimum clearance of seven (7) feet was maintained between belt and floor at any point outside of guard. a) On or about 03/04/13, in the Ash Load Out Building, sections of 220 and 510 inclined conveyor belts did not have guards in areas where the clearance between the unguarded belts and the walking platforms were as low as 16 inches, and 47 inches and 67 inches. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $3375
1910.305 A02 X
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,721 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(a)(2)(x): Flexible cords and cables were not protected from accidental damage, as might be caused, for example, by sharp corners, projections, and doorways or other pinch points: a) On or about 03/04/13, in the Ash Load Out Building/Control Room areas, a flexible cord used to energize a portable light was pinched under two doors. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $1721
1910.305 B02 I
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy: a) On or about 03/04/13, in the Ash Load Out Building/Control Room, an electrical outlet box used to energize a portable light had a broken cover exposing live wiring. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 338930530.
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