WILMINGTON, OH —
OSHA Inspection: THE AZEK COMPANY, LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of THE AZEK COMPANY, LLC in 2835 OLD STATE STREET, ROUTE 73 BUILDING 4, WILMINGTON, OH 45177 (NAICS 325211). OSHA activity number 344804661.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- THE AZEK COMPANY, LLC
- Site address
- 2835 OLD STATE STREET, ROUTE 73 BUILDING 4
- City
- WILMINGTON
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 45177
- Mailing
- 2835 OLD STATE STREET, ROUTE 73 BUILDING 4, WILMINGTON, OH 45177
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
- 325211
- Employees
- 30
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Oct 22, 2020
- Abate by
- Dec 10, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section. (a) The employer's written procedures for lock out of the Line 2 extruder were inadequate in that the procedures did not identify which section of the equipment each of the disconnects, E1, E2, E3, E4, E5, and E6, controlled.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $13494
1910.147 D
- Issued
- Oct 22, 2020
- Abate by
- Dec 10, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d): Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence: Operators who performed set up duties on the Line 2 extruder discharge pipes and cooling bath following maintenance procedures were not required to: (1) know the type and magnitude of the energy, the hazards of the energy to be controlled, and the method or means to control the energy. (2) turn off and shut down the machines, (3) physically locate and operate the energy isolating devices in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s). (4) affix lockout or tagout devices to each energy isolating device (5) prior to starting work on machines that have been locked or tagged out, verify that isolation and deenergization have been accomplished. Operators removing the plastic plug from the Line 2 extruder discharge pipe were exposed to amputation hazards from the rollers in the cooling bath.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Oct 22, 2020
- Abate by
- Dec 10, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $10,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc. (a) On or about June 18, 2020, when the guard on the first roller of the Line 2 extruder cooling bath was not put back in place following maintenance procedures, an employee was injured while standing on the cooling bath wall when the roller caught the employee's safety shoe, cut through the shoe and amputated the employee's little toe on the right foot.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $10000
- — Z (S) $13494
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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 344804661.
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