CHEEKTOWAGA, NY —
OSHA Inspection: GORDON COMPANIES INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of GORDON COMPANIES INC. in 85 INNSBRUCK DRIVE, CHEEKTOWAGA, NY 14227 (NAICS 452990). OSHA activity number 341132918.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GORDON COMPANIES INC.
- Site address
- 85 INNSBRUCK DRIVE
- City
- CHEEKTOWAGA
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14227
- Mailing
- 85 INNSBRUCK DRIVE, CHEEKTOWAGA, NY 14227
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 452990
- Employees
- 70
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2016
- Abate by
- May 5, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazards of being crushed or struck by while riding in a basket on a forklift truck: a) On or about 12/22/15, in the warehouse where an incident occurred on 12/10/15, an employee riding in a Tri-Arc work platform, was exposed to a struck by hazard when the driver got too close to the shelving support. ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4000
- — Z (S) $4900
1910.37 A03
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2016
- Abate by
- Apr 14, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit routes were not kept free and unobstructed: a) On or about 12/22/15 in the warehouse area, there were three exit routes blocked by pallets, boxes, products and a forklift truck with materials. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1600
- — Z (S) $2800
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2016
- Abate by
- Apr 14, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l): a) On or about 12/22/15, in the warehouse an operator involved in a forklift incident was not trained and evaluated on the safe operation of powered industrial vehicles. ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4000
- — Z (S) $4900
1910.178 L06
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2016
- Abate by
- May 5, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph (l). The certification did not include the name of the operator, the date of training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training and evaluation. a) On or about 12/22/15, in the administration office complex, Employer failed to provide certifications of forklift truck drivers' performance evaluations in the workplace. ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1904.39 A02
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2016
- Abate by
- Apr 14, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours, either by telephone or in person to the OSHA Area Office that is nearest to the site of incident, by telephone to the OSHA toll-free central telephone number, 1-800-321-OSHA (1-800-321-6742), or by electronic submission using the reporting application located on the OSHA public web site at www.osha.gov: a) On or about 12/22/15 in the warehouse; the employer did not report to OSHA within 24 hours of an incident occurred on 12/10/15 involving a powered industrial vehicle which resulted in a in-patient hospitalization of one employee. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $3500
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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 341132918.
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