AMHERST, NY ·
OSHA Inspection: CANAL CORNER EXCAVATING
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of CANAL CORNER EXCAVATING in 3040 SHERIDAN DRIVE, AMHERST, NY 14228 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 339510612.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CANAL CORNER EXCAVATING
- Site address
- 3040 SHERIDAN DRIVE
- City
- AMHERST
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14228
- Mailing
- 15927 CANAL ROAD, HOLLEY, NY 14470
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
- 4
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person: a) On or about 12/2/13, at the front of the site, Amherst, NY. Employer did not initiate and maintain frequent and regular inspections that resulted in an employee exposed to fall of 26 feet. No Abatement Certification Required
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $1200
1926.501 B15
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(15): Each employee on a walking/working surface 6 feet (1.8 meters) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system: a) On or about 12/4/13, at the front of the site, Amherst, NY. Employee, on the parapet wall dismantling the sign, was not protected from fall. Employee was exposed to fall of 26 feet. No Abatement Certification Required
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2800
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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 339510612.
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