BUFFALO, NY ·
OSHA Inspection: KHOKHAR CONTRACTING INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of KHOKHAR CONTRACTING INC. in 750 HUMBOLDT PARKWAY, BUFFALO, NY 14211 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 341517282.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KHOKHAR CONTRACTING INC.
- Site address
- 750 HUMBOLDT PARKWAY
- City
- BUFFALO
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14211
- Mailing
- 133 VICTORIA AVENUE, BUFFALO, NY 14214
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
- 238160
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B10
- Issued
- Jun 15, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system; or, on roofs 50 feet (15.25 m) or less in width, the use of a safety monitoring system alone: a) On or about 06/01/16 on construction jobsite at a house located at 750 Humboldt Pkwy., Buffalo, NY: Employees used an extension ladder to access and exit the upper roof from the porch roof below, and also used the ladder as a work surface for tearing off the upper roof. Employees were exposed to a fall of approx. 12 ft. from the low slope porch roof when walking on the porch roof, bagging roofing debris, and placing the bags of debris at the edge of the roof. No fall protection system was used to protect the employees from falling off the porch roof. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1600
- · Z (S) $1600
1926.1053 B05 I
- Issued
- Jun 15, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladders were not used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support): a) On or about 06/01/16 on construction jobsite at a house located at 750 Humboldt Pkwy., Buffalo, NY: Employees used an extension ladder to access and exit the upper roof from the porch roof below. An employee also used the ladder as a work surface for tearing off the upper roof. In order to meet the criteria of this standard, the ladder is required to have a pitch of approx. 75.5 degrees with the horizontal. The ladder that the employees were using had a pitch of approx. 61 degrees with the horizontal. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · 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 341517282.
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