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Mod Pak Corp.: OSHA inspections and violations

Buffalo, New York · Packaging and Labeling Services · NAICS 561910

1inspections
3citation items
$4,000current penalties
Jul 24, 2017last inspection

Mod Pak Corp. has one OSHA inspection on record in New York.

OSHA opened it on Jul 24, 2017 as a planned inspection, in Buffalo.

From that inspection OSHA issued 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $6,157 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $4,000, down 35%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.212, machine guarding (2 items).

For context, across all staffing, cleaning and waste services employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,201. Mod Pak Corp. averages $4,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Mod Pak Corp.: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342490828 OPENED JUL 24, 2017Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 380 employees at the site · Closed Oct 12, 2017

1801 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14207 · Packaging and Labeling Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$6,157$4,000Sep 29, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2) · Machine guarding
 Serious$0$0Sep 29, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.303(a) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 29, 2017Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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.

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2)

(2) General requirements for machine guards. Guards shall be affixed to the machine where possible and secured elsewhere if for any reason attachment to the machine is not possible. The guard shall be such that it does not offer an accident hazard in itself.

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.303(a)

(a) Approval. The conductors and equipment required or permitted by this subpart shall be acceptable only if approved, as defined in § 1910.399.

Other packaging and labeling services employers in New York

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