WATERTOWN, NY ·
OSHA Inspection: D.E.W. BUILDERS, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of D.E.W. BUILDERS, INC. in SONIC #6459 ARSENAL STREET AND WESTERN BLVD., WATERTOWN, NY 13601 (NAICS 238190). OSHA activity number 339855694.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- D.E.W. BUILDERS, INC.
- Site address
- SONIC #6459 ARSENAL STREET AND WESTERN BLVD.
- City
- WATERTOWN
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 13601
- Mailing
- P.O BOX 200, ADAMS CENTER, NY 13606
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
- 238190
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 11, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used. Cross-braces were used as a means of access. a) South Wall East Corner of Building, on or about 7/17/2014: Employee was accessing the scaffold side bracket work platform by climbing the frame of the scaffold, exposing employee to a fall hazard. b) East Wall South Corner of Building, on or about 7/17/2014: Employee was accessing the scaffold side bracket work platform by climbing the frame of the scaffold, exposing employee to a fall hazard.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $960
- · Z (S) $1600
1926.451 F03
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 11, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity: a) South Right Corner of Building, on or about 7/17/2014: Employee was working from the side bracket of a tubular welded self supported scaffold without an inspection from a competent person, exposing employee to a fall hazard. b) East Right Corner of Building, on or about 7/17/2014: Employee was working from the side bracket of a tubular welded self supported scaffold without an inspection from a competent person, exposing employee to a fall hazard.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $960
- · Z (S) $1600
1926.451 G04 I
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 11, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms. a) South Wall East Corner of Building, on or about 7/17/2014: Employee was installing stones from a scaffold side bracket work platform with no guardrails at the ends, exposing employee to a fall hazard. b) East Wall South Corner of Building, on or about 7/17/2014: Employee was installing stones from a scaffold side bracket work platform with no guardrails at the ends, exposing employee to a fall hazard.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $960
- · Z (S) $1600
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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 339855694.
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