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Towpath Machine Corp.: OSHA inspections and violations

Cayuga, New York · Machine Shops · NAICS 332710

3inspections
6citation items
$6,427current penalties
Aug 14, 2023last inspection

Since 1982, OSHA inspectors have visited Towpath Machine Corp. in New York 3 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Aug 14, 2023 after a complaint, in Auburn.

In all, OSHA issued 6 citation items: 6 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $10,712; today they stand at $6,427, 40% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.1200 (hazard communication), 2 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Towpath Machine Corp. averages $6,427 across 1 cited inspection.

Towpath Machine Corp.: OSHA citation items per year, 1982 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346906852 OPENED AUG 14, 2023Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 14 employees at the site · Closed May 30, 2024

31 Allen Street, Auburn, NY 13021 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$2,678$1,607Dec 1, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.138(a) · Gloves and hand protection
Serious$0$0Dec 1, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$2,678$1,607Dec 1, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
Serious$2,678$1,607Dec 1, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$2,678$1,607Dec 1, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Dec 1, 2023Final

Inspection 2018281 OPENED FEB 11, 1985Closed

Planned · Records only · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Feb 11, 1985

Lake Road, Cayuga, NY 13034 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 11985256 OPENED JUN 25, 1982Closed

Planned · Records only · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Jun 25, 1982

Lake Road, Cayuga, NY 13034 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8)

(8) The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). (Electronic access and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.)

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)

(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:

29 CFR 1910.138 · Gloves and hand protection

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

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