OSHA Inspection: CONAX TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Issued

Jun 3, 2022

Abate by

Jun 30, 2022

Penalty

Initial $6,993 · Current $5,245 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(C):The energy control procedure did not clearly and specifically outline the steps for placement, removal and transfer of lockout devices or tagout devices and the responsibility for them:  a) On or about 05/18/2022 throughout the establishment; where the employer's energy control procedures did not include procedures for removal of locks by someone other than the employee who applied the lock.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jun 3, 2022

Abate by

Jul 8, 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:  a) On or about 05/18/2022 throughout the establishment; where the employer has an energy control program which consists of energy control procedures and employee training, the employer has not performed an annual review of the energy for at least several years.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jun 3, 2022

Abate by

Jul 8, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 05/18/2022 in the production area; where employees perform servicing and/or maintenance operations such as, but not limited to changing v-belts and motors, the employer did not observe each authorized employee performing a lockout procedure, at least annually.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jun 3, 2022

Abate by

Jun 30, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,594 · Current $4,196 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.242(b):Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:  a) On or about 05/18/2022 in several production areas; where several air nozzles were modified to dispense compressed air at line pressure (>80 p.s.i.).  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jun 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $1,399 · Current $1,049 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.41(a)(2):29 CFR 1904.41(a)(2) Annual electronic submission of OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses by establishments with 20 or more employees but fewer than 250 employees in designated industries. If your establishment had 20 or more employees but fewer than 250 employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and your establishment is classified in an industry listed in appendix A to subpart E of this part, then you must electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses to OSHA or OSHA's designee. You must submit the information once a year, no later than the date listed in paragraph (c) of this section of the year after the calendar year covered by the form.  Located at the Conax Technologies 2300 Walden Avenue, Buffalo, NY: On or about 05/18/2022, the employer failed during calendar year 2021, to electronically submit information from their OSHA Form 300A or equivalent by 03/02/2022,  a). The establishment employed 140 employees and is classified 334513 during calendar year 2021