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Niagara Blower: OSHA inspections and violations

Buffalo, New York · Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing · NAICS 333415

8inspections
25citation items
$14,400current penalties
Apr 23, 2015last inspection

OSHA has inspected Niagara Blower 8 times in New York since 1980.

The latest one began on Apr 23, 2015 after a complaint, in Tonawanda.

Those inspections ended with 25 citation items: 17 serious and 8 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $25,937 and now stand at $14,400, 44% lower after settlements or reviews.

Spray painting and finishing comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1910.107.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Niagara Blower averages $8,000 (1 cited inspection).

Niagara Blower: OSHA citation items per year, 1980 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340577774 OPENED APR 23, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 60 employees at the site · Closed Aug 4, 2016

91 Sawyer Avenue, Tonawanda, NY 14150 · Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$2,700$1,500Aug 31, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) · Hazard communication
 Serious$6,300$3,250Aug 31, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$6,300$3,250Aug 31, 2015Final

Inspection 339479503 OPENED NOV 5, 2013Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 110 employees at the site · Closed Feb 12, 2014

673 Ontario Street, Buffalo, NY 14207 · Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.36(d) · Exit route design
 Serious$2,700$1,350Nov 13, 2013Final
Citation 2, item 1 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 13, 2013Final

Inspection 315286690 OPENED FEB 15, 2011Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Jun 28, 2011

673 Ontario Street, Buffalo, NY 14207 · Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(ia) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$2,677$1,800Apr 4, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$2,275$1,800Apr 4, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(1) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Other-than-serious$1,365$0Apr 4, 2011Closed

Inspection 1004720 OPENED NOV 30, 1984Closed

Planned · Records only · Safety · 64 employees at the site · Closed Nov 30, 1984

Ontario St, Buffalo, NY 14207 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 10807881 OPENED JAN 8, 1982Closed

Planned · Records only · Safety · 103 employees at the site · Closed Jan 8, 1982

673 Ontario Street, Buffalo, NY 14207 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 10807287 OPENED OCT 21, 1980Closed

Follow-up · Complete · Safety · 110 employees at the site · Closed Mar 10, 1984

673 Ontario Street, Buffalo, NY 14207 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 10835791 OPENED OCT 8, 1980Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 110 employees at the site · Closed Oct 9, 1980

673 Ontario St, Buffalo, NY 14207 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 10807220 OPENED AUG 28, 1980Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 110 employees at the site · Closed Jan 14, 1982

673 Ontario Street, Buffalo, NY 14207 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i) · Flammable liquids
 Serious$300$130Sep 30, 1980Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii) · Flammable liquids
 Serious$0$0Sep 16, 1980Closed
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$360$360Sep 16, 1980Closed
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.107(c)(2) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$0$0Sep 16, 1980Closed
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.107(c)(7) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$0$0Sep 30, 1980Closed
Citation 1, item 2d
29 CFR 1910.107(c)(7) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$0$0Sep 30, 1980Closed
Citation 1, item 2e
29 CFR 1910.107(g)(2) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$0$0Sep 16, 1980Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.179(c)(2) · Overhead and gantry cranes
 Serious$300$300Sep 30, 1980Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$180$180Sep 16, 1980Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
 Serious$180$180Sep 30, 1980Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$300$300Sep 16, 1980Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.25(d)(1)(x) · Portable wood ladders
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 16, 1980Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.157(a)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 16, 1980Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.179(g)(1)(v) · Overhead and gantry cranes
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 16, 1980Closed
Citation 2, item 4 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 16, 1980Closed
Citation 2, item 5 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 16, 1980Closed
Citation 2, item 6 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 16, 1980Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.106 · Flammable liquids

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i)

(6) Sources of ignition—(i) General. Adequate precautions shall be taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors. Sources of ignition include but are not limited to open flames; lightning; smoking; cutting and welding; hot surfaces; frictional heat; static, electrical, and mechanical sparks; spontaneous ignition, including heat-producing chemical reactions; and radiant heat.

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii)

(ii) Grounding. Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), shall not be dispensed into containers unless the nozzle and container are electrically interconnected. Where the metallic floorplate on which the container stands while filling is electrically connected to the fill stem or where the fill stem is bonded to the container during filling operations by means of a bond wire, the provisions of this section shall be deemed to have been complied with.

29 CFR 1910.107 · Spray painting and finishing

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i)

(i) The spraying operations except electrostatic spraying operations shall be so designed, installed and maintained that the average air velocity over the open face of the booth (or booth cross section during spraying operations) shall be not less than 100 linear feet per minute. Electrostatic spraying operations may be conducted with an air velocity over the open face of the booth of not less than 60 linear feet per minute, or more, depending on the volume of the finishing material being applied and its flammability and explosion characteristics. Visible gauges or audible alarm or pressure activated devices shall be installed to indicate or insure that the required air velocity is maintained. Filter rolls shall be inspected to insure proper replacement of filter media.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.179 · Overhead and gantry cranes

29 CFR 1910.184 · Slings

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.25 · Portable wood ladders

29 CFR 1910.309

29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design

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