| Inspection Type |
Complaint
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Safety
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| Close Conference |
2022-06-16
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| Emphasis |
L: NOISE
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| Case Closed |
2023-04-24
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Related Activity
| Type |
Complaint |
| Activity Nr |
1904464 |
| Safety |
Yes |
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100132 D01 |
| Issuance Date |
2022-11-23 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2022-12-20 |
| Current Penalty |
2154.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
3315.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-12-30 |
| Nr Instances |
3 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards were present, or likely to be present, the employer did not: (i) Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that would protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment; (ii) Communicate selection decisions to each affected employee; and (iii) Select PPE that properly fit each affected employee: a) 1015 Hiawatha Blvd., Syracuse, NY 13208: On or about 6/16/2022, the employer did not assess the workplace and/or did not select, communicate selection, and properly fit each affected employee with PPE in the tire foam fill and powder coat areas. |
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| Citation ID |
01001B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100132 D02 |
| Issuance Date |
2022-11-23 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2022-12-20 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-12-30 |
| Nr Instances |
3 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required work-place hazard assessment (for personal protective equipment) had been performed through a written certification that identified the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation was performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identified the document as a certification of hazard assessment: (a) 1015 Hiawatha Blvd, Syracuse, NY, 13208: On or about 6/16/2022, the employer did not perform a written workplace hazard assessment for personal protective equipment for any of the job tasks reviewed during the inspection. |
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| Citation ID |
01001C |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100133 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2022-11-23 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2022-12-20 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-12-30 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1):Protective eye equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment: a) 1015 Hiawatha Blvd, Syracuse, NY 13208: On or about 6/16/2022, the employer did not require the use of protective goggles during the tire foam fill operation, which required liquid chemical to be injected at a rate of 12-100 PSI. |
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| Citation ID |
01001D |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100138 A |
| Issuance Date |
2022-11-23 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2022-12-20 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-12-30 |
| Nr Instances |
3 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.138(a):The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasion; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes. a) 1015 Hiawatha Blvd, Syracuse, NY: On or about 6/16/2022, the employer did not require the use of chemical gloves for both the tire fill and powder coat areas to protect employees from the possibility of skin absorption of hazardous chemicals. |
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| Citation ID |
01002A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 C01 |
| Issuance Date |
2022-11-23 |
| Current Penalty |
1615.9 |
| Initial Penalty |
2486.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-12-30 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1):The employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with worksite-specific procedures in any workplace where respirators were necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators were required by the employer: (a) 1015 Hiawatha Blvd., Syracuse, NY 13208: On or about 6/16/2022 the employer did not establish and implement a respiratory protection program in the powder coat area where half face respirators were required to protect the health of the employee. Employee wore a half face respirator fitted with P-A-1 combination organic vapor/particulate cartridges. |
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| Citation ID |
01002B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2022-11-23 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-12-30 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1):The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: a) 1015 Hiawatha Blvd, Syracuse NY 13208: On or about 6/16/2022 the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the powder coat area employee's ability to use a respirator prior to requiring the employee to use the respirator in the workplace. Employee wore a half face respirator fitted with P-A-1 combination organic vapor/particulate cartridges. |
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| Citation ID |
01002C |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 K |
| Issuance Date |
2022-11-23 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-12-30 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(k):The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable, and effective annual training to employees who were required to use respirators. a) 1015 Hiawatha Blvd., Syracuse, NY 13208: On or about 6/16/2022, the employer did not provide respirator training to an employee required to wear a half face respirator in the powder coat area. Employee wore a half face respirator fitted with P-A-1 combination organic vapor/particulate cartridges. |
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| Citation ID |
01003A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100177 C02 |
| Issuance Date |
2022-11-23 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2022-12-06 |
| Current Penalty |
2693.6 |
| Initial Penalty |
4144.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-12-30 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.177(c)(2): The employer did not assure that each employee demonstrated his ability to safely service rim wheels by effective performance of all tasks listed in 29 CFR 1910.177(c)(2)(i) through (viii): a) 1015 Hiawatha Blvd, Syracuse, NY 13208: On or about 6/16/2022, the employer did not ensure that employees utilized the tire restraining device or barrier while injecting tires with foam, filling at pressure of 12-100 PSI, could demonstrate their ability to safety service rim wheels. |
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| Citation ID |
01003B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100177 F |
| Issuance Date |
2022-11-23 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2022-12-06 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-12-30 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.177(f):The employer did not establish a safe operating procedure for servicing multi-piece rim wheels which contained, at a minimum, the elements listed in 29 CFR 1910.177(f)(1) through (11) and did not ensure that employees follow the established safe operating procedures: a) 1015 Hiawatha Blvd, Syracuse, NY 13208: On or about 6/16/2022, the employer did not ensure that employees followed safe operating procedures while injecting tires with foam, filling at pressure of 12-100 PSI, outside of the supplied tire cage. |
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| Citation ID |
01004 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100178 L01 I |
| Issuance Date |
2022-11-23 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2022-12-20 |
| Current Penalty |
2154.75 |
| Initial Penalty |
3315.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-12-30 |
| Nr Instances |
3 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l). Note: Training shall consist of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace. (a) 1015 Hiawatha Blvd., Syracuse, NY 13208: On or about 6/16/2022, the employer did not ensure that each employee tasked with operating a powered industrial truck was competent to operate the powered industrial truck. The employer did not have a powered industrial truck training program and employees had received no training through the employer. |
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| Citation ID |
01005A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2022-11-23 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2022-12-20 |
| Current Penalty |
2154.75 |
| Initial Penalty |
3315.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-12-30 |
| Nr Instances |
3 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which described how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) would be met: a) 1015 Hiawatha Blvd, Syracuse, NY 13208: On or about 6/16/2022 the employer did not develop or implement a written hazard communication program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) that would describe or include at least the following: 1) Requirement for labeling and other forms of warning; 2) Safety data sheet availability; 3) Employee information and training; 4) A list of hazardous chemicals known to be present in the workplace; 5) Methods to inform employees of the hazards on non-routine tasks; and 6) Methods to provide other employer(s) access to safety data sheet; information on any precautionary measures and the labeling system used in the workplace. Employee(s) were exposed to hazardous chemicals including but not limited to Toluene-2,4- Diisocyanate, Toluene-2,6- Diisocyanate, Bisphenol A, Zinc Oxide and Petroleum Distillates. |
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| Citation ID |
01005B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 G08 |
| Issuance Date |
2022-11-23 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2022-12-20 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-12-30 |
| Nr Instances |
3 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s). a) 1015 Hiawatha Blvd., Syracuse, NY 13208: On or about 6/16/2022, employees engaged in powder coating and tire foam fill activities were exposed to health hazards due to the employer not maintaining required Safety Data Sheets for each hazardous chemical used at the workplace. Hazardous chemicals used at the workplace include, but are not limited to: PPG High Flow White Polyester, PPG Zinc Primer Gray Epoxy, Carpenter Rely T-25A, and Carpenter Rely T-25B. |
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| Citation ID |
01005C |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 H01 |
| Issuance Date |
2022-11-23 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2022-12-20 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-12-30 |
| Nr Instances |
3 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets. a) 1015 Hiawatha Blvd, Syracuse, NY 13208: On or about 6/16/2022, the employer did not have a written hazardous communication program and training to provide employees with effective information regarding potential chemicals hazards in their work areas. Employee(s) were exposed to hazardous chemicals including but not limited to Toluene-2,4- Diisocyanate, Toluene-2,6- Diisocyanate, Bisphenol A, Zinc Oxide and Petroleum Distillates. |
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