BUFFALO, NY —
OSHA Inspection: AURUBIS BUFFALO, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of AURUBIS BUFFALO, INC. in 70 SAYRE STREET, BUFFALO, NY 14207 (NAICS 331420). OSHA activity number 340665892.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AURUBIS BUFFALO, INC.
- Site address
- 70 SAYRE STREET
- City
- BUFFALO
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14207
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 981, BUFFALO, NY 14240
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 331420
- Employees
- 700
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 25, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,500 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: a) On or about 5/19/15 on the 55 tension leveler; employer failed to protect employees against caught between hazards of the rotating coil when they failed to guard the payoff/coil car pit area. ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4500
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.219 C02 I
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 25, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting: a) On or about 5/19/15, on the 55 tension leveler; employer failed to protect employees against caught in hazards when they failed to guard an exposed rotating shaft of the 55 tension leveler. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2500
- — Z (S) $4000
1910.304 B03 I
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.304(b)(3)(i): All 125-volt, single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere receptacles installed in bathrooms or on rooftops did not have ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection for personnel. a) On or about 05/19/15, employer failed to have a GCFI outlet in the men's bathroom, exposing employees to electrical shock. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $3000
1910.37 B04
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2015
- Abate by
- Nov 25, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent: a) On or about 5/19/15, in the production plant employer failed to provide additional exit signs indicating the direction of travel toward the emergency exits. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $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 340665892.
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