ROCHESTER, NY —
OSHA Inspection: BURKE FORGING & HEAT TREATING, INC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BURKE FORGING & HEAT TREATING, INC in 30 SHERER STREET, ROCHESTER, NY 14611 (NAICS 332111). OSHA activity number 340531870.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BURKE FORGING & HEAT TREATING, INC
- Site address
- 30 SHERER STREET
- City
- ROCHESTER
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14611
- Mailing
- 30 SHERER STREET, ROCHESTER, NY 14611
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 332111
- Employees
- 24
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.147 D03
- Issued
- Apr 21, 2015
- Abate by
- May 22, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,380 · Current $1,785 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3): All energy isolating devices that were needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment were not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s): a) On or about 04/10/5 in the saw area; employer failed to protect employees from the caught between hazards of the tension wheel and the saw blade and the moving saw blade when they used the emergency stop button as energy control device during the servicing and maintenance activities, such as but not limited to, changing saw blades on the horizontal band saws. b) On or about 04/10/15 in the ring mill area; employer failed to protect employees from the caught between hazards of the moving center arm, when they used the control switch and the removal of the key as the sole means of energy control during service and maintenance activities, such as but not limited to, greasing the bearings, replacing the cones. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1785
- — Z (S) $2380
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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 340531870.
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