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SOUTH GLENS FALLS, NY —

OSHA Inspection: ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA in 1 RIVER STREET, SOUTH GLENS FALLS, NY 12803 (NAICS 322291). OSHA activity number 344779731.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
ESSITY PROFESSIONAL HYGIENE NORTH AMERICA
Site address
1 RIVER STREET
City
SOUTH GLENS FALLS
State
NY
ZIP
12803
Mailing
1 RIVER STREET, SOUTH GLENS FALLS, NY 12803

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
A

When did the case open and close?

Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded

Establishment context

NAICS code
322291
Employees
300
Ownership type
A

Citations

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.151 B

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 220 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $8193.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(b): There was neither an infirmary, clinic, or hospital used for the treatment of all injured employees in near proximity to the workplace nor a person or persons adequately trained to render first aid:   (a) At the worksite:  On or prior to 6/6/20, while attempting to remove slabbed paper and rethread the PM-11 rewinder, an employee had his arm caught in and crushed in an in-running nip point.   The employee did not receive treatment for almost 20 minutes due to procedural delays in contacting off-site emergency medical personnel.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $8193

1910.261 L09 I

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 12 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $8193.00 · Current $5735.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.261(l)(9)(i): The nipping points of all drum winders and rewinders located on the operator's side were not guarded by either automatic or manually operated barrier guards of sufficient height to protect fully anyone working around them. The barrier guard was not interlocked with the drive mechanism to prevent operating above jog speed without the guard in place. A zero speed switch was not installed to prevent the guard from being raised while the roll is turning  (a) PM 11, Cameron 450 Slitter/Rewinder:   On or prior to 6/6/20, the jogging foot pedal control was not functional and all barrier guards were not interlocked with the drive mechanism, exposing employees to caught-in hazards when working inside the safety cell (i.e. pulling slab, etc.), as the machine was operated in crawl mode and the means to stop the machine in an emergency or reverse roll direction was located at an HMI control panel located outside the cell.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $5735.1
  • — Z (S) $8193

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Source

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 344779731.