NEW YORK CITY, NY —
OSHA Inspection: UPGRADE CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of UPGRADE CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC. in 300 EAST 62ND STREET, NEW YORK CITY, NY 10259 (NAICS 238190). OSHA activity number 342119088.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- UPGRADE CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 300 EAST 62ND STREET
- City
- NEW YORK CITY
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 10259
- Mailing
- 81 APOLLO STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11222
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 238190
- Employees
- 65
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.303 B01
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 7, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $6,338 · Current $4,436 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.303(b)(1): Grinding machines were not equipped with safety guards in conformance with the requirements of ANSI B7.1-1970, Safety Code for the Use, Care, and Protection of abrasive wheels, and paragraph (d) of this section: a) At the jobsite, on or about 2/14/17: The employer did not provide a guard for a Metabo hand grinder used by employees.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4436
- — Z (S) $6338
1926.502 D15
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 7, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $8,873 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15): Anchorage points used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment were not capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee: a) At the jobsite, on or about 2/14/17: Employees used fall protection lifelines that were anchored with knots, the employer did not ensure that the anchorages would support at least 5,000 pounds per employee and could not determine that the anchorage would provide a safety factor of at least 2.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $8873
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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 342119088.
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