GREEN ISLAND, NY —
OSHA Inspection: ALBANY PIPE & NIPPLE MANUFACTURING, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of ALBANY PIPE & NIPPLE MANUFACTURING, INC. in 85 COHOES AVENUE, GREEN ISLAND, NY 12183 (NAICS 332996). OSHA activity number 341705564.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ALBANY PIPE & NIPPLE MANUFACTURING, INC.
- Site address
- 85 COHOES AVENUE
- City
- GREEN ISLAND
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 12183
- Mailing
- 85 COHOES AVENUE, GREEN ISLAND, NY 12183
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 332996
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.133 A01
- Issued
- Nov 9, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 21, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,850 · Current $3,500
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment: (a) Throughout the facility: On or prior to 8/17/16, employees were not wearing protective eye equipment during material handling and operation of production machinery, including cut-off, notching, and threading machines, which exposed employees to possible eye injury hazards from metal shavings and chips during machine operation and when cutting band straps and wire ties.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3500
- — Z (S) $2850
1910.178 Q07
- Issued
- Nov 9, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 30, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,850 · Current $3,500
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service: (a) At the worksite: On or prior to 8/17/16, Komatsu FG25ST-12 forklift was in service with excessively worn tires and damaged lighting.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3500
- — Z (S) $2850
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Nov 9, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 30, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,988 · Current $0 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: (a) Production area: On or prior to 8/17/16, roll cutters were not equipped with protective hoods or similar guards which enclosed the unused portion of the cutting wheel.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $4988
1910.178 L06
- Issued
- Nov 9, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 30, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification did not include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation: (a) At the facility: On or prior to 8/17/16, forklift operator training certificate(s) were not complete, in that: the employer did not maintain a training certificate for all operators of the Komatsu and Combi-Lift forklift units, and the certificates that were maintained did not include the identity of the person(s) who performed the training or evaluation.
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 341705564.
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