WILLIAMSVILLE, NY ·
OSHA Inspection: STEVEN FAIRBANKS DBA BATAVIA SIGN COMPANY
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of STEVEN FAIRBANKS DBA BATAVIA SIGN COMPANY in VERIZON WIRELESS STORE 6733 TRANSIT ROAD, WILLIAMSVILLE, NY 14221 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 338687635.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- STEVEN FAIRBANKS DBA BATAVIA SIGN COMPANY
- Site address
- VERIZON WIRELESS STORE 6733 TRANSIT ROAD
- City
- WILLIAMSVILLE
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14221
- Mailing
- 5264 CLINTON STREET ROAD, BATAVIA, NY 14020
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
- 238990
- Employees
- 1
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.453 B02 V
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt was not worn and/or a lanyard was not attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift. Note: As of January 1, 1998, subpart M of this part (1926.502(d)) provides that body belts are not acceptable as part of a personal fall arrest system. The use of a body belt in a tethering system or in a restraint system is acceptable and is regulated: a) On or about 2/5/13, on jobsite at the Verizon Wireless Store, 6733 Transit Rd.,Williamsville, NY: An employee was exposed to potential fall of approx. 15 ft. while installing neon light bulbs in an electrical sign on the front side of the building from the "basket" of an aerial lift on a Bucket Truck. The employee was not wearing a body harness/belt with a lanyard, nor was he tethered to the boom/basket in any other way. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $800
- · Z (S) $1600
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury: a) On or about 2/5/13, on jobsite at the Verizon Wireless Store, 6733 Transit Rd.,Williamsville, NY: An employee was exposed to potential fall of approx. 15 ft. while installing neon light bulbs in an electrical sign on the front side of the building from the "basket" of an aerial lift on a Bucket Truck. The employee was not instructed that he was required to wear a body harness/belt with a lanyard, and that it must be attached to the boom or basket at all times when working from an aerial lift. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 338687635.
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