COLEBROOK, NH —
OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN PERFORMANCE POLYMERS LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of AMERICAN PERFORMANCE POLYMERS LLC in 23 GOULD STREET, COLEBROOK, NH 03576 (NAICS 326299). OSHA activity number 345533467.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AMERICAN PERFORMANCE POLYMERS LLC
- Site address
- 23 GOULD STREET
- City
- COLEBROOK
- State
- NH
- ZIP
- 03576
- Mailing
- 23 GOULD STREET, COLEBROOK, NH 03576
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 326299
- Employees
- 170
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2021
- Abate by
- Feb 15, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $12,288 · Current $8,356 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: location: site On or about 9/16/21 the employer did not ensure procedures for locking out the glove dipping machine were developed and utilized.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $8356
- — Z (S) $12288
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2021
- Abate by
- Feb 15, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i):The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed: location: facility on or about 9/16/21, the employer did not ensure an annual review of the hazardous energy control procedures was conducted.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 C07 I A
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2021
- Abate by
- Feb 15, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $12,288 · 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 isolation: Location: Dipping machine on or about 9/16/21 employees performing maintenance and cleaning of the dipping machine and associated equipment were not provided training for the control of hazardous energy.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $12288
1910.147 C07 I B
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2021
- Abate by
- Mar 15, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(B):Affected employees were not instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure: Location: throughout the facility On or about 9/16/21, Employees working in close proximity to equipment where servicing, maintenance and cleaning occurs has been provided with training on the purpose and use of the energy control procedures thus exposing employees to caught-in and struck-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 D04 I
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2021
- Abate by
- Feb 1, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $12,288 · Current $8,356 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i):Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees: Location: Glove dipping machine On or about 9/05/21, the employer did not require employees to affix lockout or tagout devices to energy isolating devices during cleaning operations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $8356
- — Z (S) $12288
1910.219 C04 I
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $12,288 · Current $12,288
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded shaft end(s) projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft: Location: Glove dipping machine on or about 9/16/21, employees were exposed to a caught in hazard from an unguarded shaft end. The shaft was 3/4 inch diameter and protruded approximately 6 inches out of the bearing.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $12288
- — Z (S) $12288
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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 345533467.
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