BUFFALO, NY ·
OSHA Inspection: BUFFALO WIRE WORKS
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BUFFALO WIRE WORKS in 1165 CLINTON STREET, BUFFALO, NY 14206 (NAICS 332618). OSHA activity number 342393998.
What this inspection record means
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BUFFALO WIRE WORKS
- Site address
- 1165 CLINTON STREET
- City
- BUFFALO
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14206
- Mailing
- 1165 CLINTON STREET, BUFFALO, NY 14206
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332618
- Employees
- 154
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.137 C02 XII
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 23, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $6,519 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.137(c)(2)(xii): The employer shall certify that equipment has been tested in accordance with the requirements of paragraphs (c)(2)(iv), (c)(2)(vii)(D), (c)(2)(viii), (c)(2)(ix), and (c)(2)(xi) of this section. The certification shall identify the equipment that passed the test and the date it was tested and shall be made available upon request to the Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health and to employees or their authorized representatives: a) On or about 06/14/2017 in the maintenance office; where electrical protective gloves were not inspected within 6 months. Electricians used these gloves to perform electrical testing and repairs and could be exposed to electric shock while working on circuits up to 480 volts AC. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $4000
- · C (S) $6519
- · Z (S) $6519
1910.147 C07 I A
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 23, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $11,408 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Authorized employee(s) did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolate a) On or about 06/14/2017 in the weaving department; where employees set up crimper/cutters (a servicing and/or maintenance operation under 1910.147) and were not trained and equipped to the "authorized" employee level. ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $0
- · C (S) $11408
- · Z (S) $11408
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 23, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $11,408 · Current $6,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point of operation guards were not designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of their body in the danger zone during the operating cycle: a) On or about 06/14/2017 in the weaving department; where the point of operation on the crimper/cutters was accessible through the point of operation guards. The openings in the guards were too big, too close to the point of operation. b) On or about 06/14/2017 in the shear areas; where the point of operation guards on the Aidra shear (3 1/2 inch opening - 6 1/2 inches from the point of operation) and the Peck, Stow shear (3 inch opening - 6 inches from the point of operation) did not protect the shear operators from the point of operation. c) On or about 06/14/2017 in the shear area; where the Stamco shear was operated with two operators, each having their own foot pedal. The foot pedals did not require concurrent operation of both foot pedals by first releasing both pedals before initiating the next stroke of the press. ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $6000
- · C (S) $11408
- · Z (S) $11408
1910.217 B07 VIII
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 23, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $8,149 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.217(b)(7)(viii): Mechanical power press(es) using part revolution clutches, with clutch/brake control systems which contained both single and continuous functions, were not designed so that in order to initiate a continuous run, a prior action or decision by the operator was required, in addition to the selection of continuous on the stroking selector, before actuation of the operating means would result in continuous stroking: a) On or about 06/14/2017 in the production area; where the mechanical power press required only selection of the continuous mode and the normal stroke initiation means to initiate continuous stroking of the press. No prior action was required to initiate the continuous stroking of the press. ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $0
- · C (S) $8149
- · Z (S) $8149
1910.184 E03 II
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 23, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.184(e)(3)(ii): Records of the most recent month in which each alloy steel chain sling was thoroughly inspected were not available for examination: a) On or about 06/14/2017 throughout production; where alloy steel chain slings were used regularly to move material and equipment. No written records were maintained. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- · J (O) $0
- · C (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
1910.217 E01 I
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 23, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(i): The employer did not maintain a certification record of inspections which includes the date of inspection, the signature of the person who performed the inspection and the serial number, or other identifier, of the power press that was inspected. a) On or about 06/14/2017 in the production area; where mechanical power press inspection records were not maintained. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- · J (O) $0
- · C (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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 342393998.
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