OSHA Inspection: EFCO PRODUCTS, INC.

Issued

Dec 31, 2024

Abate by

Jan 7, 2025

Penalty

Initial $6,453 · Current $4,517 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(ii): Procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(A), (c)(4)(ii)(B), (c)(4)(ii)(C) and (c)(4)(ii)(D):   a) Facility - On or about to July 23, 2024, an employee was required to perform servicing or maintenance task of cleaning the Cone Mill without utilizing energy control procedures and not performing lockout/tagout.  The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline to employees how to lockout/tagout the Cone Mill when performing the cleaning task.

Issued

Dec 31, 2024

Abate by

Jan 7, 2025

Penalty

Initial $6,453 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct an annual or more frequent inspection of the energy control procedure to ensure that the procedure and requirements of this standard were followed:  a) Facility - On or about to July 23, 2024, an employee was required to perform servicing or maintenance task of cleaning the Cone Mill without utilizing energy control procedures and not performing lockout/tagout.  The employer did not perform a periodic inspection of the energy control procedures at least annually to ensure the procedure and the requirements of this standard were followed.

Issued

Dec 31, 2024

Abate by

Jan 7, 2025

Penalty

Initial $6,453 · Current $4,517 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 and control:  a) Facility - On and prior to August 23, 2024,  employees were required to perform the servicing or maintenance task of cleaning the Cone Mill without performing lockout or tagout of the machine.  The employees did not receive training in lockout/tagout including, but not limited to, the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.

Issued

Dec 31, 2024

Abate by

Jan 7, 2025

Penalty

Initial $6,453 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(8): Lockout or tagout was not performed only by the authorized employees who are performing the servicing or maintenance:  a) Facility - On and prior to August 23, 2024, the employer did not ensure that employees performing servicing and maintenance task on the inside of the Cone Mill was performed by an authorized employee.

Issued

Dec 31, 2024

Abate by

Jan 7, 2025

Penalty

Initial $6,453 · Current $4,517 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(e)(3): Each lockout or tagout device was not removed from each energy isolating device by the employee who applied the device:   a) Facility - On and prior to August 23, 2024, employees were performing the servicing or maintenance task of cleaning the Cone Mill without performing lockout or tagout of the machine.  An operator employee places the lock on the machine, a QA tech employee performs servicing/maintenance on machine,  and a supervisor removes the lock.

Issued

Aug 29, 2024

Abate by

Sep 5, 2024

Penalty

Initial $1,613 · Current $968 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.41(a)(2): Employer with establishment having 20 or more employees but fewer than 250 employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and establishment is classified in an industry listed in appendix A to subpart E of this part, did not electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses to OSHA or OSHA's designee:  Located at the (Company Name and address): On or about (date of inspection), the employer failed during year 20xx, to electronically submit information from their OSHA form 300 and 301 or equivalent by xx/xx/20xx  a). The establishment employee (enter number of) employees during calendar year 20xx.   29 CFR  1904.41(a)(2): Employer with establishment having 20 or more employees but fewer than 250 employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and establishment is classified in an industry listed in appendix A to subpart E of this part, did not electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses to OSHA or OSHA's designee:  a) Located at EFCO Products, Inc. located at 130 Smith Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601: On or about 8/23/2024, the employer failed  to electronically submit information from their OSHA Form 300A or equivalent  for calendar year 2023 by March 2, 2024.  The establishment employed 70 employees during calendar year 2023  and is classified 311423 during calendar year 2023.  Note: Employer 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 forms.