MOUNT VERNON, NY —
OSHA Inspection: BEACON ADHESIVES, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BEACON ADHESIVES, INC. in 125 MACQUESTEN PARKWAY SOUTH, MOUNT VERNON, NY 10550 (NAICS 325520). OSHA activity number 339087967.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BEACON ADHESIVES, INC.
- Site address
- 125 MACQUESTEN PARKWAY SOUTH
- City
- MOUNT VERNON
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 10550
- Mailing
- 125 MACQUESTEN PARKWAY SOUTH, MOUNT VERNON, NY 10550
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 325520
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
10 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 D01
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 6, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): On every building or other structure, or part thereof, used for mercantile, business, industrial or storage purposes, the loads approved by the building official were not marked on plates of approved design and securely affixed in a conspicuous place in each space to which they relate: On or about 8/9/13 Location: Order processing room, 125 MacQuesten Parkway, Mount Vernon, NY 10550 a) The storage platform was not labled to indicate its maximum storage weight capacity.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $500
- — Z (S) $1600
1910.24 B
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2013
- Abate by
- Dec 16, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.24(b): Fixed stairs were not provided for access from one structure level to another where operations necessitated regular travel between levels, and for access to operating platforms at any equipment which requires attention routinely during operations: On or about 4/26/13 Location: Order processing room, 125 MacQuesten Parkway, Mount Vernon, NY 10550 a) The doorway to enter the order processing room from the main section of the building did not have stairs and was at approximately three feet in height
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $900
- — Z (S) $1200
1910.26 C03 VII
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 6, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.26(c)(3)(vii): Portable ladders were used for other uses than that for which they were intended: On or about 4/26/13 Location: Flammable mixing room. 125 MacQuesten Parkway, Mount Vernon, NY 10550 a) A ten foot Werner aluminium "A" frame ladder was used in the closed position as a straight ladder to check a storage tank level.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1100
- — Z (S) $1600
1910.106 B04 II
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2013
- Abate by
- Jan 31, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.106(b)(4)(ii): Every inside flammable storage tank was not designed and constructed as provided in subparagraphs (2) (iv), (v), (vi)(b), and (3)(iv) of this paragraph: On or about 4/26/13 Location: Flammable mixing room, 125 MacQuestern Parkway, Mount Vernon, NY 10550 a) The inside aboveground flammable storage tank did not have a pressure relief device/vent to relieve internal pressure in the event of a fire.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1900
- — Z (S) $2800
1910.106 H04 IV
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 21, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.106(h)(4)(iv): Equipment was not designed to provent the unintentional escape of liquids and vapors to minimize the quanity escaping in the event of an accidential release: On or about 4/26/13 Location: Flammable mixing room, 125 MacQuesten Parkway, Mount Vernon, NY 10550 a) The flammable storage tank did not have gauges, devices and controls to prevent the unintentional overfilling of the tank and subsequent spillage/release of flammable liquid
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2800
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2013
- Abate by
- Dec 16, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: On or about a) 4/26/13 b) 8/9/13 Location: a) Flamable Filling room, 125 MacQuesten Parkway, Mount Vernon, NY 10550 b) Main floor, 125 MacQuesten Parkway, Mount Vernon, NY 10550 a) The protective doors on the front of the MRM-Elgin bottle filling machine had been removed and the interlock switches taped over. b) The Hobart model V1401 mixer did not have a protective cover over the bowl and mixing paddle
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1900
- — Z (S) $2800
1910.303 F
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2013
- Abate by
- Dec 16, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(f): Each service, feeder and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or over current device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident: On or about 8/9/13 Location: 125 MacQuesten Parkway, Mount Vernon, NY 10550 a) Not all the individual breakers in the circuit breaker panels located in the electrical closet were labled to indicate their purpose.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $500
- — Z (S) $2000
1910.305 B01 II
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 6, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed: On or about 8/9/13 Location: 125 MacQuesten Parkway, Mount Vernon, NY 10550 a) Numerous breaker openings in the 480 volt circuit breaker panel in the electrical closet were open exposing live electrical buses and wiring
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1400
- — Z (S) $2000
1910.305 G01 IV A
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 6, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure: On or about 8/9/13 Location: Order processing room, 125 MacQuesten Parkway a) A flexible 240 volt electrical cable was run from a circuit breaker panel across walls, ceilings and the floor to a male plug end in to which the Alloyd Blister Pack machine plugged into. The flexible cord was used instead of fixed building electrical wiring.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $500
- — Z (S) $2000
1910.305 G01 IV B
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 6, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(B): Flexible cords and cables were run through holes in walls, ceilings, or floors: On or about 8/9/13 Location: Order processing room, 125 MacQuesten Parkway, Mount Vernon, NY 10550 a) A 240 volt flexible electrical cord was run through a hole drilled in the wall of the electrical closet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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