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Americarb: OSHA inspections and violations

Niagara Falls, New York · Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing · NAICS 335991

2inspections
9citation items
$34,182current penalties
May 13, 2020last inspection

Since 2019, OSHA inspectors have visited Americarb in New York 2 times.

The most recent inspection opened on May 13, 2020 on a referral, in Niagara Falls.

In all, OSHA issued 9 citation items: 8 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $45,576; today they stand at $34,182, 25% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 5 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Americarb averages $17,091 across 2 cited inspections.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Americarb: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344752910 OPENED MAY 13, 2020Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Aug 28, 2020

6100 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Niagara Falls, NY 14304 · Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on May 5, 2020: Employee amputates fingertips while changing filter

At 10:30 a.m. on May 5, 2020, an employee was preparing to change filters on dust collectors. The employee removed the bag and reached in with his hand where the rotor blade was. The moving rotor blade amputated the employee's fingertips. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$9,446$7,084Jul 21, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$6,747$5,060Jul 21, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$6,747$5,060Jul 21, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$5,398$4,048Jul 21, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0Jul 21, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 21, 2020Final

Inspection 344359252 OPENED OCT 7, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 62 employees at the site · Closed Jan 24, 2020

6100 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Niagara Falls, NY 14304 · Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$5,304$3,978Dec 13, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.146(k)(2)(iv) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$5,304$3,978Dec 13, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
 Serious$6,630$4,972Dec 13, 2019Final

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

May 5, 2020, Niagara Falls: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)

A temporary employee was changing the filter in a dust collector. A fan in the hose caught his finger and amputated the fingertip.

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9)

(9) Develop and implement procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, for rescuing entrants from permit spaces, for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees, and for preventing unauthorized personnel from attempting a rescue;

29 CFR 1910.146(k)(2)(iv)

(iv) Ensure that affected employees practice making permit space rescues at least once every 12 months, by means of simulated rescue operations in which they remove dummies, manikins, or actual persons from the actual permit spaces or from representative permit spaces. Representative permit spaces shall, with respect to opening size, configuration, and accessibility, simulate the types of permit spaces from which rescue is to be performed.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

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