COHOES, NY —
OSHA Inspection: EMCO DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of EMCO DISTRIBUTORS, INC. in DELEWARE AVENUE, COHOES, NY 12047 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 340863687.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- EMCO DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
- Site address
- DELEWARE AVENUE
- City
- COHOES
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 12047
- Mailing
- 2050 WESTERN AVENUE, GUILDERLAND, NY 12084
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 236220
- Employees
- 14
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Nov 6, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets: (a) Jobsite, on or about August 20, 2015 - subcontractor employees were not protected from head injury hazards. Hard hats were not being worn while excavation work and water line installations were being performed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $1200
1926.651 K02
- Issued
- Nov 6, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2): Where the competent person found evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-in, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions, exposed employee(s) was/were not removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions have been taken to ensure their safety: (a) Jobsite, on or about August 20, 2015 - the excavation competent did not implement proper protective systems to prevent a cave-in hazard prior to the subcontractor employee performing work in this trench.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $1600
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Nov 6, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(c): (a) Jobsite, on or about August 20, 2015 - a subcontractor employee was performing water line work in an excavated trench that was no protected from a cave-in hazard.
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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 340863687.
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