SCHENECTADY, NY —
OSHA Inspection: SHEAR CONTRACTORS, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SHEAR CONTRACTORS, INC. in 1717 CAMPBELL AVE, SCHENECTADY, NY 12304 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 332804996.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SHEAR CONTRACTORS, INC.
- Site address
- 1717 CAMPBELL AVE
- City
- SCHENECTADY
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 12304
- Mailing
- 1317 LOWER BROADWAY, SCHENECTADY, NY 12306
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 9
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,040 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems, nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502: (a) Building Roof - on or about March 13, 2012 - no conventional fall protection was being used by employees that were performnig roofing work on the 10 on 12 pitched roof deck. Ground to eave elevation was approximately 11 feet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1400
- — Z (S) $2040
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2012
- Abate by
- May 16, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards: (a) Building Roof - on or about March 13, 2012 - fall protection training specific to procedures on steep pitched roofs was not provided by the employer.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.503 B01
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2012
- Abate by
- May 16, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer: (a) Building Roof - on or about March 13, 2012 - the employer does not have certification of fall protection training for the employees that perform work on steep pitched roofs.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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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 332804996.
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