BUFFALO, NY —
OSHA Inspection: WBE WALLS & CEILINGS INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of WBE WALLS & CEILINGS INC. in 771 BEST STREET, BUFFALO, NY 14203 (NAICS 238310). OSHA activity number 342087871.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WBE WALLS & CEILINGS INC.
- Site address
- 771 BEST STREET
- City
- BUFFALO
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14203
- Mailing
- 195 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, GRAND ISLAND, NY 14072
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 238310
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.62 D01 I
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,897 · Current $500 Reduced
1591
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(i): The employer who has a workplace or work operation covered by this standard, did not perform monitoring to determine if employees may be exposed to lead at or above the action level: a) 771 Best Street - On or about 1/23/17, employees installed metal stud track to ceilings containing lead-based paint, and dry swept debris containing lead-based paint. The paint was determined to be 0.005%-23.88% lead. The employer did not perform an initial exposure assessment in order to determine if any employee may be exposed to lead above the action level. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $500
- — C (S) $2897
- — Z (S) $2897
1926.62 D01 III
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1591
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not collect personal samples representative of a full shift, including at least one sample for each job classification in each work area, either for each shift or for the shift with the highest exposure level: a) 771 Best Street - On or about 1/23/17, the employer did not collect personal samples representative of a full shift, including at least one sample where employees were installing metal stud track to ceilings containing lead-based paint, and dry swept debris containing lead-based paint, either for each shift or for the shift with the highest exposure level. The paint was determined to be 0.005%-23.88% lead. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.62 H03
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2017
- Abate by
- Jul 17, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,897 · Current $500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.62(h)(3): Shoveling, dry or wet sweeping, and brushing may be used only where vacuuming or other equally effective methods have been tried and found not to be effective. a) 771 Best Street - On or about 1/23/17, employees dry swept lead paint from the floors. Vacuuming or other effective methods were not tried and found to be ineffective. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $500
- — C (S) $2897
- — Z (S) $2897
1926.62 L01 I
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 9, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,897 · Current $0 Reduced
1591
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.62(l)(1)(i): The employer did not communicate information concerning lead hazards according to the requirements of OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard for the construction industry, 29 CFR 1926.59 including, but not limited to, the requirements concerning warning signs and labels, material safety data sheets (MSDS) and employee information and training: a) 771 Best Street - On or about 1/23/17, employees installed metal stud track to ceilings containing lead-based paint and dry swept debris containing lead-based paint. The employer did not communicate, to the employees, information concerning lead hazards according to the requirements of OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $0
- — C (S) $2897
- — Z (S) $2897
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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 342087871.
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