BIG FLATS, NY ·
OSHA Inspection: COMAX ENTERPRISES, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of COMAX ENTERPRISES, INC. in 83 HAMMOND STREET, BIG FLATS, NY 14814 (NAICS 562920). OSHA activity number 339570160.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- COMAX ENTERPRISES, INC.
- Site address
- 83 HAMMOND STREET
- City
- BIG FLATS
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14814
- Mailing
- 88 TIOGA AVENUE, CORNING, NY 14830
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 562920
- Employees
- 7
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
9 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 28, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminants chemical state and physical form: Comax Enterprises, Inc., on or about 1/31/14: The Employer did not evaluate the respiratory hazards in the workplace and did not determine employee exposure levels to contaminants generated when torch cutting various metals.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $960
- · Z (S) $1600
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 28, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: a) Comax Enterpises, Inc., on or about 1/31/14: A written hazard communication program was not developed for the employees who work with hazardous materials including but not limited to, propane, oxygen, acetylene and various metals.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.1200 G01
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 28, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in use: a) Comax Enterprises, Inc., on or about 1/31/14: The employer did not have safety data sheets for each hazardous material including, but not limited to, propane, oxygen, acetylene, and various metals.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 28, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: a) Comax Enterprises, Inc., on or about 1/31/14: Employees were not provided with information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area such as but not limited to; propane, oxygen and acetylene.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.157 G02
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 28, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter: a) Comax Enterprises, Inc., on or about 1/31/14: Employees were not provided with training on the use and application of fire extinguishers upon initial employment. *ABATEMENT NOTE: By this date the employer must either correct the alleged violation or implement a Fire Safety Policy; as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.38(a) and .39(a) which includes the evacuation requirements of 29 CFR 1910.157(b).
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $1200
1910.177 D01
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 28, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.177(d)(1): The employer did not furnish a restraining device for employees to use while inflating tires on multi-piece wheels: a) Comax Enterprises, Inc., on or about 1/31/14: Employees were not provided with a restraining device to use while inflating tires on multi-piece wheels.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1200
- · Z (S) $2000
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 28, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l): a) Comax Enterprises, Inc., on or about 1/31/14: The Employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was provided with initial training.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $720
- · Z (S) $1200
1910.219 D01
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 13, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o): a) Comax Enterprises, Inc., Big Flats, NY, on or about 1.31/14: Honeywell compressor was not provided with guarding at the in-running nip points where the belt and pulley meet.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $960
- · Z (S) $1600
1910.219 E01 I
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 13, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Horizontal belts which had both runs 42 inches or less from the floor level were not fully enclosed by guards conforming to requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o): a) Comax Enterprises, Inc., Big Flats, NY, on or about 1.31/14: Honeywell compressor was not provided with guarding at the in-running nip points where the belt and pulley meet.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339570160.
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