NIAGARA FALLS, NY —
OSHA Inspection: SAINT GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SAINT GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS INC. in 6600 WALMORE ROAD, NIAGARA FALLS, NY 14304 (NAICS 327910). OSHA activity number 344924238.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SAINT GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS INC.
- Site address
- 6600 WALMORE ROAD
- City
- NIAGARA FALLS
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14304
- Mailing
- 6600 WALMORE ROAD, NIAGARA FALLS, NY 14304
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
- 327910
- Employees
- 62
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2020
- Abate by
- Nov 18, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $10,121 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: a) On or about 09/02/2020 in the HTB department; where an employee was injured while lubricating the HTB dryer shaft bearing and checking the tension on the drive belt. The equipment was running and the employee was exposed to a belt/pulley hazard. The equipment was not "shut down and locked out". The employee's finger was amputated in the belt/pulley pinch point. ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $10120.5
- — Z (S) $13494
1910.147 C06 I C
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2020
- Abate by
- Nov 18, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $10,121 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)(C): Where lockout was used for energy control, the periodic inspection did not include a review, between the inspector and each authorized employee, of that employee's responsibilities under the energy control procedure being inspected: a) On or about 09/10/2020 throughout establishment; where the employer did only random evaluations of employees performing lockout and did not identify the employees on the record of the evaluations. There was no way to ensure that all authorized employees were evaluated at least once per year. ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $10120.5
- — Z (S) $13494
1910.147 C06 II
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2020
- Abate by
- Nov 18, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii): The periodic inspection certification of energy control procedures did not contain the required documentation on identification of the machine or equipment, inspection date, employees included, and the person performing the inspection: a) On or about 09/10/2020 throughout establishment; where the form used for periodic inspection of employees performing energy control procedures did not include the names of employees being evaluated. ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.305 G01 IV B
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2020
- Abate by
- Nov 18, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
1910.305(g)(1)(iv) Flexible cords and cables were used for uses not permitted in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this section, flexible cords and cables may not be used for [1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(B) Where run through holes in walls, ceilings, or floors]: a) On or about 09/10/2020; where an electrical cord was run through a hole in a wall from the HRB dryer area to an adjacent area to supply power to an articulating boom lift. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
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 344924238.
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