EAST AMHERST, NY —
OSHA Inspection: SWITALA'S CONSTRUCTION
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SWITALA'S CONSTRUCTION in 6465 TRANSIT ROAD, EAST AMHERST, NY 14051 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 341987576.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SWITALA'S CONSTRUCTION
- Site address
- 6465 TRANSIT ROAD
- City
- EAST AMHERST
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14051
- Mailing
- 9160 CLARENCE CENTER ROAD, CLARENCE CENTER, NY 14032
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
- 238160
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B15
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,897 · Current $2,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(15): Each employee on a walking/working surface 6 feet (1.8 meters) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system: a) On or about 12/20/16, at the roof area of the site, East Amherst, NY. Employees, on the flat roof with tapering parapet wall from 44-inch to 0-inch, chipping away ice to get ready for roofing work, were not protected by fall protection system(s). Employees were exposed to fall of 2 floors. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2100
- — Z (S) $2897
1926.1053 B13
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,173 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step: a) On or about 12/20/16, at the second floor area of the site, East Amherst, NY. Employees used a 10-foot step ladder to access the roof, employees used the top step of the ladder as a step. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $2173
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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 341987576.
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