Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that employees were not protected from the hazard of being struck-by or splashed by acid/caustic during plating/coating operations. a) Building 0, Electropolish Plating Line, Anoplate Corporation, 459 Pulaski Street, Syracuse NY, 13204, on or about 6/1/2023; An employee was exposed to struck by hazards and acid/caustic splash hazard from falling objects while plating gun barrels due to use of a lifting device without any affixed and legible identification markings or safe working load listed. Lifting device did not have a load test to verify its safe working load. b) Building 3, Barrel Line, Anoplate Corporation, 459 Pulaski Street, Syracuse NY, 13204, on or about 8/9/2023; An employee was exposed to struck by hazards and acid/caustic splash hazard from falling objects while plating parts due to use of a lifting device without any affixed and legible identification markings or safe working load listed. Lifting device did not have a load test to verify its safe working load. c) Black Oxide Plating Line, Anoplate Corporation, 400 Pulaski Street, Syracuse NY, 13204, on or about 8/9/2023; An employee was exposed to struck by hazards and acid/caustic splash hazard from falling objects while plating parts due to use of a lifting device without any affixed and legible identification markings or safe working load listed. Lifting device did not have a load test to verify its safe working load.