BUFFALO, NY ·
OSHA Inspection: COLE MAINTENANCE INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of COLE MAINTENANCE INC. in 370 NIAGARA STREET, BUFFALO, NY 14201 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 332426477.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- COLE MAINTENANCE INC.
- Site address
- 370 NIAGARA STREET
- City
- BUFFALO
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14201
- Mailing
- 6 SCRIVNER STREET, CHEEKTOWAGA, NY 14227
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B10
- Issued
- Mar 26, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $1,800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): "Roofing work on Low-slope roofs." Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section,each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall beprotected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrailsystem, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safetymonitoring system. Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width (see Appendix A to subpart M of this part), the use of a safety monitoring systemalone [i.e. without the warning line system] is permitted. a) On or about 2/27/12, on roof of bldg. at 370 Niagara St.,Buffalo, NY: Employees were exposed to a potential fall of approx. 16 ft. while installing metal along part of the roof edge on the south side of the building. No fall protection system was utilized. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1800
- · Z (S) $2400
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 332426477.
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