NUNDA, NY ·
OSHA Inspection: BALLOONS OVER LETCHWORTH
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of BALLOONS OVER LETCHWORTH in PICKET LINE ROAD, NUNDA, NY 14517 (NAICS 487990). OSHA activity number 341546653.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BALLOONS OVER LETCHWORTH
- Site address
- PICKET LINE ROAD
- City
- NUNDA
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14517
- Mailing
- 6773 HALVORSEN ROAD, PORTAGEVILLE, NY 14536
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- 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
- 487990
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Dec 9, 2016
- Abate by
- Jan 26, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $12,471 · Current $0 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 fall hazards: a) On or about 6/10/16 at a field near Picketline Road, Nunda, New York; employees were assisting passengers exit the basket of a hot air balloon after landing in the field. As the passengers exited the basket, the balloon began to ascend. A crew member attempted to secure the balloon and was carried airborne while hanging on to the handling ropes at the base of the basket. The employee lost his grip and fell approximately 100 feet. ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $0
- · C (S) $12471
- · Z (S) $12471
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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 341546653.
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