ROME, NY —
OSHA Inspection: WELLONS, INC.
Unprogrammed Other inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Other safety inspection of WELLONS, INC. in COGENERATION PLANT, 655 ELLSWORTH ROAD, ROME, NY 13441 (NAICS 238120). OSHA activity number 338857246.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WELLONS, INC.
- Site address
- COGENERATION PLANT, 655 ELLSWORTH ROAD
- City
- ROME
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 13441
- Mailing
- 2525 W. FIRESTONE LANE, VANCOUVER, WA 98660
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Other (I)
- 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
- 238120
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.453 B02 V
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $2,450 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt with lanyard attached to the boom or basket was not worn by employee(s) working from an aerial lift: a) North end of worksite, on or about 2-13-13: One employee was performing steel fabrication work while working in an articulating extensible boom aerial lift without a safety harness or body belt connected, exposing the employee to a fall hazard of 52 feet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2450
- — Z (S) $3500
1926.760 A01
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $2,450 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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) North end of worksite, on or about 2-13-13: One employee was performing steel fabrication work without fall protection, exposing the employee to a fall hazard of 52 feet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2450
- — Z (S) $3500
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $1,470 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access: a) North end of worksite, on or about 2-13-13: Employees were using a 6 foot step ladder for access to a steel grate platform that was not extended 3 feet above the landing surface, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of 6 feet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1470
- — Z (S) $2100
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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 338857246.
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