ELMA, NY —
OSHA Inspection: EMPIRE ERECTORS, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of EMPIRE ERECTORS, INC. in 5800 SENECA STREET, ELMA, NY 14059 (NAICS 238120). OSHA activity number 335080784.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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 ERECTORS, INC.
- Site address
- 5800 SENECA STREET
- City
- ELMA
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14059
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 1066, BUFFALO, NY 14220
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
- 238120
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 27, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l): (a) New collision shop on Seneca Street, employee was permitted to operate the SkyTrac Powered Industrial Truck without being properly trained in the safe operation of the lift by a competent person. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION NEEDED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $900
- — Z (S) $1600
1926.453 B02 IV
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(iv): Employee(s) working in an aerial lift were not standing firmly on the floor of the basket: (a)New collision shop being built on Seneca Street, employee observed gaining access to and from the roof and the basket of the aerial lift by climbing up and down on the guardrails. The lift was a JLG, Model 400-S and the employee was exposed to falls of approximately 20 feet to the ground below. CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1100
- — Z (S) $2000
1926.453 B02 V
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A safety harness with lanyard attached to the boom or basket was not worn by employee(s) working from an aerial lift: (a) New collision shop on Seneca Street, , employee observed working in a JLG Aerial Lift, Model 400-S without any fall protection in use, employee was exposed to falls of approximately 24 feet to the ground below. CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1100
- — Z (S) $2000
1926.502 D16 III
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 21, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level: a)New collision shop on Seneca Street, employees observed using a fifty (50) foot retractable attached to the steel at their feet and the end of the retractable was attached to a six (6) foot lanyard enabling the employees to fall greater than six (6) feet or to come in contact with structural members. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION NEEDED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.760 A01
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $10,000 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
EMPIRE ERECTORS, INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD, WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 312373632, CITATION NO. 1, ITEM NO. 3, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON 02/18/2010, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 135 FAIRGROUNDS MEMORIAL PARKWAY, ITHACA, NY. 14851 AND OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 315501544, CITATION NO. 1, ITEM NO. 2, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON 08/04/2011, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 263 SENECA STREET, BUFFALO, NY. 14203. 29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1): Each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who is on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level was not protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems, or fall restraint systems: (a) New collision shop on Seneca Street, employee observed walking up and down along the edge of the metal roofing without being protected from falls by any system, employee was exposed to falls of approximately 24 feet to the ground below. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION NEEDED
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $5000
- — Z (R) $10000
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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 335080784.
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