SOUTH GLENS FALLS, NY ·
OSHA Inspection: ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA in 1 RIVER STREET, SOUTH GLENS FALLS, NY 12803 (NAICS 322291). OSHA activity number 344779731.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA
- Site address
- 1 RIVER STREET
- City
- SOUTH GLENS FALLS
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 12803
- Mailing
- 1 RIVER STREET, SOUTH GLENS FALLS, NY 12803
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 322291
- Employees
- 300
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.151 B
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2020
- Abate by
- Dec 11, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $8,193 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.151(b): There was neither an infirmary, clinic, or hospital used for the treatment of all injured employees in near proximity to the workplace nor a person or persons adequately trained to render first aid: (a) At the worksite: On or prior to 6/6/20, while attempting to remove slabbed paper and rethread the PM-11 rewinder, an employee had his arm caught in and crushed in an in-running nip point. The employee did not receive treatment for almost 20 minutes due to procedural delays in contacting off-site emergency medical personnel.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $8193
1910.261 L09 I
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2020
- Abate by
- Dec 4, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $8,193 · Current $5,735 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.261(l)(9)(i): The nipping points of all drum winders and rewinders located on the operator's side were not guarded by either automatic or manually operated barrier guards of sufficient height to protect fully anyone working around them. The barrier guard was not interlocked with the drive mechanism to prevent operating above jog speed without the guard in place. A zero speed switch was not installed to prevent the guard from being raised while the roll is turning (a) PM 11, Cameron 450 Slitter/Rewinder: On or prior to 6/6/20, the jogging foot pedal control was not functional and all barrier guards were not interlocked with the drive mechanism, exposing employees to caught-in hazards when working inside the safety cell (i.e. pulling slab, etc.), as the machine was operated in crawl mode and the means to stop the machine in an emergency or reverse roll direction was located at an HMI control panel located outside the cell.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $5735.1
- · Z (S) $8193
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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 344779731.
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