DEPEW, NY —
OSHA Inspection: SEFAR INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SEFAR INC. in 111 CALUMET STREET, DEPEW, NY 14043 (NAICS 325220). OSHA activity number 346802077.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SEFAR INC.
- Site address
- 111 CALUMET STREET
- City
- DEPEW
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14043
- Mailing
- 111 CALUMET STREET, DEPEW, NY 14043
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
- 325220
- Employees
- 125
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 F01 II
- Issued
- Aug 28, 2023
- Abate by
- Sep 20, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $14,063 · Current $7,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(f)(1)(ii): Employees were not removed from the machine or equipment area in accordance with paragraph (e)(2) of this section during testing or positioning of machines, equipment or components thereof. a) On or about 06/27/2023 in the Clean Room 3/ Pharma Room; after changing the arm and restarting the Miller Hot Wedge Welder machine, an employee was exposed to caught-in hazards when they were checking the tension of the chain in the gear area and their thumb got too close to the chain as they were engaging the machine with the foot pedal causing to the thumb to be pulled in by the chain into the sprocket resulting in a partial thumb amputation. ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $7500
- — C (S) $14063
- — Z (S) $14063
1910.147 F03 I
- Issued
- Aug 28, 2023
- Abate by
- Sep 20, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $8,539 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(i): When servicing and/or maintenance is performed by a crew, craft, department or other group, they shall utilize a procedure which affords the employees a level of protection equivalent to that provided by the implementation of a personal lockout or tagout device. a) On or about 06/27/2023, in the Clean Room 3/ Pharma Room, when maintenance mechanics were changing the arm of the Miller Hot Wedge Welder machine, a group lock-out procedure was not followed to ensure every employee performing this maintenance task applied their own lock to the group lockout device. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $8539
- — Z (S) $8539
1910.147 C08
- Issued
- Aug 28, 2023
- Abate by
- Sep 20, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $6,831 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(8): Energy isolation. Lockout or tagout shall be performed only by the authorized employees who are performing the servicing or maintenance. a) On or about 06/27/2023, in the Clean Room 3/ Pharma Room, an employee was exposed to the unexpected start of the Miller Hot Wedge Welder machine when the employee was cleaning the machine without applying their own lock on the energy sources. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $2500
- — C (S) $6831
- — Z (S) $6831
1904.41 A02
- Issued
- Aug 28, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $1,707 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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: a) On or about 06/29/2023, the employer failed during the calendar year 2022, to electronically submit information from their OSHA Form 300A or equivalent by 03/02/2023. The establishment employed 188 employees and is classified as 424310 during the calendar year 2022. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $0
- — C (O) $1707
- — Z (O) $1707
1910.147 E03
- Issued
- Aug 28, 2023
- Abate by
- Sep 20, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(e)(3): Specific procedures and training were not developed, documented and incorporated into the employer's energy control program for removal of a lockout or tagout device under the direction of the employer when the authorized employee who applied the lockout or tagout device is not available to remove it: a) On or about 06/29/2022 throughout the establishment; where employer's documented energy control program did not include procedures for removal of lockout device(s) from energy isolation device(s) by someone other than the employee who applied the lockout device. Procedures must include, at a minimum, the means to accomplish the requirements in 1910.147(e)(3)(i) through 1910.147(e)(3)(iii). ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $0
- — C (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 346802077.
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