LOCKPORT, NY —
OSHA Inspection: BISON BAG CO., INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BISON BAG CO., INC. in 5404 CROWN DR., LOCKPORT, NY 14094 (NAICS 326111). OSHA activity number 341130649.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BISON BAG CO., INC.
- Site address
- 5404 CROWN DR.
- City
- LOCKPORT
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14094
- Mailing
- 5404 CROWN DR., LOCKPORT, NY 14094
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 326111
- Employees
- 70
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2016
- Abate by
- Apr 14, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $9,800 · Current $4,900 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 ingoing nip point of the back nip rollers: a) On or about 12/21/15 at the Pouch Machine; employer failed to protect employees from being able to access the ingoing nip point during inspection of the bottom seal of a bag, when their fingers were pulled into the rear nip rollers resulting in a crushing injury. ABATEMENT DOCUMENATION REQUIRED Bison Bags Co. Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.212 (a) (1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1084459 Citation number 1, Item number1 and was affirmed as a final order on 10/07/15, with respect to a workplace located at 5404 Crown Drive, Lockport, NY 14094.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4900
- — Z (R) $9800
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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 341130649.
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