Inspection 345294920 OPENED MAY 7, 2021Closed
865 South Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12207 · Materials Recovery Facilities · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Sierra Processing LLC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record in New York, the first in 2008.
OSHA's last visit started on May 7, 2021 to follow up on an earlier case, in Albany.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $9,282 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.
For context, across all staffing, cleaning and waste services employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,200. Sierra Processing LLC. averages $9,282 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 343664173 OPENED DEC 14, 2018Closed
865 South Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12207 · Materials Recovery Facilities · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Dec 13, 2018 (fatal): Employee is crushed when caught in unguarded roller on conve
At 11:00 p.m. on December 13, 2018, an employee was cleaning under an inclined conveyor and was shoveling material into a bin. The employee was caught by an unguarded roller on the conveyor and suffered multiple crushing injuries to his head, upper torso, and right arm. The employee was killed.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $9,282 | $9,282 | Jun 6, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(d) · Electrical wiring methods |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jun 6, 2019 | Final |
Inspection 343642120 OPENED DEC 6, 2018Closed
865 So. Pearl St, Albany, NY 12207 · Other Waste Collection · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Nov 29, 2018: Employee fractures ankle when struck by falling hay bale
At 9:45 a.m. on November 29, 2018, an employee was cutting open a paper bale when it fell and struck the employee's right foot. The employee fractured his ankle and was hospitalized.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 310525589 OPENED FEB 28, 2008Closed
877 South Pearl St., Albany, NY 12202 · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
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.
Nov 29, 2018, Albany: Hospitalization · fractures · thigh(s)
An employee was cutting and removing the wires from a paper bale when part of the bale fell apart, causing a fracture to his leg.
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 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(d)
(D) Where attached to building surfaces;
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.