OSHA Inspection: OLYMPIC CONSTRUCTION OF ROCHESTER, NY INC

Issued

Jan 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    a) On or about 12/16/15, at AVI Foodsystems, located on 1545 Mount Read Boulevard, in Rochester, New York, employees were working on surfaces 10 feet above a roof landing with unprotected sides, and were not provided with fall protection.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jan 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:      (a)  On or about 12/16/15, at AVI Foodsystems, located on 1545 Mount Read Boulevard, in Rochester, New York, a portable extension ladder in use was not positioned so that the side rails extended at least 3 feet above the access level.  The ladder was not tied off at the top and the access point was 15 feet above the lower surface.          NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED