VICTOR, NY —
OSHA Inspection: EMPIRE WRECKING CO., INC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of EMPIRE WRECKING CO., INC in EASTVIEW MALL BON-TON STORE, VICTOR, NY 14564 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 334283728.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- EMPIRE WRECKING CO., INC
- Site address
- EASTVIEW MALL BON-TON STORE
- City
- VICTOR
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14564
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 197, WEBSTER, NY 14580
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 238910
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.178 O02
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(o)(2): Load(s) were being handled which exceeded the rated capacity of the industrial truck(s): a) West side of the building, on or about 5/10/12: An employee was attempting to move a JD 315 Skid Steer from the 2nd floor of the structure. The 544D-10 Gradall telehandler was operating outside of the specifications of the load chart.
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $1000
- — C (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $2000
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface having an unprotected side or edge which was six or more feet (1.8m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest system: a) West side of the structure, on or about 5/10/12: Two employees were exposed to fall hazards in excess of 6 feet while preparing to secure a JD 315 Skid Steer to the fork of a Gradall 544D-10 Telehandler.
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $1000
- — C (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $2000
1926.850 A
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2012
- Abate by
- Jul 2, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.850(a): Evidence in writing was not available that an engineering survey performed by a competent person had been performed prior to permitting employee(s) to start demolition operations: a) At the jobsite, on or about 5/10/12: Employees were engaged in demolition work on the structure before an engineering survey was conducted and reduced to writing.
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $800
- — C (S) $1600
- — Z (S) $1600
1926.851 B
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.851(b): All stairs, passageways, ladders and incidental equipment thereto, which are covered by this section, were not periodically inspected and maintained in a clean and safe condition: a) West side of the building, on or about 5/10/12: The stairwell employees were using to access the 2nd floor work area was not supplied with a handrail. b) South side of the building, on or about 5/10/12: The stairwell employees were using to access the 2nd floor work area was not supplied with a handrail.
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $1000
- — C (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $2000
1926.1052 C01 II
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with a stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge: a) West side of the building, on or about 5/10/12: The stairway being used to access the 2nd floor work area was not provided with a stairrail system along the open edge. b) South side of the building, on or about 5/10/12: The stairway being used to acccess the 2nd floor work area was not provided with a stairrail system along the open edge.
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $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 334283728.
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