SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY ·
OSHA Inspection: BERKEL & COMPANY CONTRACTORS, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BERKEL & COMPANY CONTRACTORS, INC. in 30 LAKE AVENUE, SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866 (NAICS 238110). OSHA activity number 338899438.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BERKEL & COMPANY CONTRACTORS, INC.
- Site address
- 30 LAKE AVENUE
- City
- SARATOGA SPRINGS
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 12866
- Mailing
- 8243 BALTIMORE-ANNAPOLIS ROAD, PASADENA, MD 21122
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238110
- Employees
- 685
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Aug 7, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: (a) Jobsite - on or about February 12, 2013 - Operator of a Link-Belt 138H crane, serial# BSK17-6430, was not instructed or informed of the hazards associated with operation of the crane, including but not limited to: lack of a functional anti-two block (A2B) device on the main hoist line.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $0
- · C (S) $7000
- · Z (S) $7000
1926.1412 D01
- Issued
- Aug 7, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1412(d)(1): Visual inspections were not performed by a competent person prior to each shift for apparent deficiencies of the equipment that was used: (a) Jobsite - on or about February 12, 2013 - Link-Belt 138H crane, serial# BSK17-6430, inspection conducted on 2/12/2013 did not identify apparent deficiencies with operational aids, including but not limited to: lack of a functional anti two-blocking device on the main hoist line.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $0
- · C (S) $7000
- · Z (S) $7000
1926.1415 B
- Issued
- Aug 7, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $6,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1415(b): The employer permitted operations to begin or continue before all of the devices listed in this section were in proper working order: (a) Jobsite - on or about February 12, 2013 - Link Belt 138H crane, serial# BSK17-6430, was operated without a functional anti-two blocking safety device on the main hoist line; crane was used to assemble a drill rig mast.
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $6000
- · C (S) $7000
- · Z (S) $7000
1926.1416 D03 II A
- Issued
- Aug 7, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1416(d)(3)(ii)(A): Lattice boom cranes manufactured after February 28, 1992 were not equipped with a device that either automatically prevents damage and load failure from contact between the load block, overhaul ball, or similar component, and the boom tip (or fixed upper block or similar component), or warns the operator in time for the operator to prevent two-blocking. (a) Jobsite - on or prior to February 12, 2013 - Link-Belt 138H crane, serial# BSK17-6430, a functional anti two-blocking device or warning alarm was not installed on the main hoist cable.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $0
- · C (S) $7000
- · Z (S) $7000
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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 338899438.
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