OSHA Inspection: AUBURN VACUUM FORMING CO., INC.,

Issued

Feb 14, 2025

Abate by

Apr 3, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,783 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:        a) Auburn Vacuum Forming Co., Inc., 40 York Street, Auburn, NY - Foaming Area. On or about August 20, 2024, medical evaluations were not provided for an employee permitted to wear an employer provided 3M elastomeric half-facepiece respirator during door foaming operations.

Issued

Feb 14, 2025

Abate by

Apr 3, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2)(i): The employer did not provide respirator users with information contained in Appendix D to this section ("Information for employees using respirators when not required under this standard") when voluntary respirator use was permissible:  a) Auburn Vacuum Forming Co., Inc., 40 York Street, Auburn, NY - Foaming Area. On or about August 20, 2024, Appendix D was not provided for employees voluntarily using 3M elastomeric half-facepiece respirators during door foaming operations.

Issued

Feb 14, 2025

Penalty

Initial $5,675 · Current $4,256 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(1):  One or more methods of machine guarding were not 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) Auburn Vacuum Forming Co., Inc., 40 York Street, Auburn, NY - First Floor. On or about August 20, 2024, the Rotary VAC#4 did not have a guard on the rear side of the machine to protect workers from struck-by hazards from rotating parts.   b) Auburn Vacuum Forming Co., Inc., 40 York Street, Auburn, NY - First Floor. The Rotary VAC#4, operator side, did not have a guard to protect the operator from struck-by hazards from rotating parts.   c) Auburn Vacuum Forming Co., Inc., 40 York Street, Auburn, NY - First Floor. Vertical Bandsaws such as the Powermatic and Tanewitz did not have guards to protect against the point of operation at the saw.