SCHENECTADY, NY ·
OSHA Inspection: OLSON SIGN COMPANY, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of OLSON SIGN COMPANY, INC. in 1605 BROADWAY, SCHENECTADY, NY 12306 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 339221301.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- OLSON SIGN COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 1605 BROADWAY
- City
- SCHENECTADY
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 12306
- Mailing
- 1750 VLEY ROAD EXT., SCOTIA, NY 12302
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 7
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.453 B02 V
- Issued
- Oct 18, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $800 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) Jobsite, 1605 Broadway Schenectady, NY- On or about 07/18/13- Employees working from a GMC W5500 aerial lift installing vinyl sign material were not wearing fall protection equipment and exposed to a fall hazard of approximately (16') sixteen feet to ground level.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $800
- · Z (S) $1600
1926.454 A
- Issued
- Oct 18, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. a) Jobsite, 1605 Broadway Schenectady, NY- On or about 07/18/13- Employees were not wearing fall protection equipment when working from an aerial lift and exposed to a fall hazard of approximately (16') sixteen feet to ground level.
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 339221301.
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