BUFFALO, NY ·
OSHA Inspection: AMHERST PAINTING OF W.N.Y. INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of AMHERST PAINTING OF W.N.Y. INC. in LOUISIANA STREET BRIDGE OVER I-190, BUFFALO, NY 14204 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 108659756.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- AMHERST PAINTING OF W.N.Y. INC.
- Site address
- LOUISIANA STREET BRIDGE OVER I-190
- City
- BUFFALO
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14204
- Mailing
- 318 SAWYER AVENUE, TONAWANDA, NY 14150
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Y
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1721
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Construction safety.
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- May 6, 1993
- Abate by
- May 11, 1993
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: 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 exposed to fall hazards from catenary scaffolds: a) On or about 11/19/92, beneath the Louisiana Street Bridge over I-190. Employees were exposed to falls of approximately 13' 11" to the ground below from a 12 inch catenary scaffold pick while painting the bridge girders without any fall protection being utilized. Among other methods, a feasible and acceptable method of abatement is to provide and utilize safety belts, or the equivalent attached to a lifeline, and a 20 inch fabricated pick as stipulated by Section 20.1 and 20.6 of ANSI A10.8-1988, Scaffolding Safety Requirements.
Recent events (2)
- · R (S) $1000.00
- · Z (S) $2000.00
1926.152 G09
- Issued
- May 6, 1993
- Abate by
- May 11, 1993
- Penalty
- Initial $600 · Current $300 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · R (S) $300.00
- · Z (S) $600.00
1926.152 G11
- Issued
- May 6, 1993
- Abate by
- May 11, 1993
- Penalty
- Initial $600 · Current $300 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · R (S) $300.00
- · Z (S) $600.00
1926.556 B02 I
- Issued
- May 6, 1993
- Abate by
- May 11, 1993
- Penalty
- Initial $1,000 · Current $500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · R (S) $500.00
- · Z (S) $1000.00
1926.556 B02 IX
- Issued
- May 6, 1993
- Abate by
- May 11, 1993
- Penalty
- Initial $1,000 · Current $500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · R (S) $500.00
- · Z (S) $1000.00
1926.59 F05 I
- Issued
- May 6, 1993
- Abate by
- May 11, 1993
- Penalty
- Initial $80 · Current $80
Recent events (2)
- · R (R) $80.00
- · Z (R) $80.00
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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 108659756.
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