TONAWANDA, NY —
OSHA Inspection: 3M HOME CARE DIVISION
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of 3M HOME CARE DIVISION in 305 SAWYER AVENUE, TONAWANDA, NY 14150 (NAICS 326299). OSHA activity number 341903656.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- 3M HOME CARE DIVISION
- Site address
- 305 SAWYER AVENUE
- City
- TONAWANDA
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14150
- Mailing
- 305 SAWYER AVENUE, TONAWANDA, NY 14150
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 326299
- Employees
- 300
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Mar 6, 2017
- Abate by
- Mar 28, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $7,696 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: a) On or about 11/10/17, in the Purification Department, when employees engage in unjamming/clearing activities, such as fixing "fold-ups" of the CML Purification section, energy control procedures were not being utilized. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $7696
- — Z (S) $7696
1910.212 A02
- Issued
- Mar 6, 2017
- Abate by
- Mar 28, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $6,157 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2): Guard(s) on machine(s) were not affixed to the machine or secured elsewhere when attachment to the machine was not possible: a) On or about 11/10/16, in the CML Bagging Department, the CML bagging equipment did not have guards that were affixed to the machine as to prevent bypassing, removing or tampering. The guard at the bottom of the CML bagging equipment was loose and not secured to the machine potentially exposing employees to moving parts when working around the machine. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $4000
- — C (S) $6157
- — Z (S) $6157
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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 341903656.
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