WORCESTER, NY —
OSHA Inspection: HARRISON & BURROWES BRIDGE CONSTRUCTORS, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of HARRISON & BURROWES BRIDGE CONSTRUCTORS, INC. in ROUTE 7 BRIDGE OVER NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD, WORCESTER, NY 12197 (NAICS 237310). OSHA activity number 342282613.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HARRISON & BURROWES BRIDGE CONSTRUCTORS, INC.
- Site address
- ROUTE 7 BRIDGE OVER NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD
- City
- WORCESTER
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 12197
- Mailing
- 22 HAMILTON LANE P.O. BOX 335, GLENMONT, NY 12077
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 237310
- Employees
- 120
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.453 B02 VI
- Issued
- Jun 27, 2017
- Abate by
- Jul 5, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $8,963 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(vi): Boom and basket load limits specified by the manufacturer were exceeded: a) Route 7 bridge over Norfolk Southern Railroad, on or about 4-18-17: Employees were using an articulating, extensible boom aerial lift that was overloaded beyond the manufacturer's load limit. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION I SREQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $8963
- — Z (S) $8963
1926.200 C01
- Issued
- Jun 27, 2017
- Abate by
- Jul 5, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $8,963 · Current $1,404 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.200(c)(1): Caution signs shall be used only to warn against potential hazards or to caution against unsafe practices, and shall follow the specifications illustrated in Figure 4 of ANSI Z35.1-1968 or in Figures 1 to 13 of ANSI Z535.2-2011, incorporated by reference in 1926.6. At the site, located at Route 7 bridge over Norfolk Southern Railroad, Worcester, NY; On April 18, 2017 and previously: Caution signs were not used only to warn employees against potential hazards or to caution against unsafe practices.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $1404
- — C (S) $8963
- — Z (S) $8963
1926.453 A02
- Issued
- Jun 27, 2017
- Abate by
- Jul 5, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $8,963 · Current $12,934
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.453(a)(2): Aerial lifts may be "field modified" for uses other than those intended by the manufacturer provided the modification has been certified in writing by the manufacturer or by any other equivalent entity, such as a nationally recognized testing laboratory, to be in conformity with all applicable provisions of ANSI A92.2-1969 and this section and to be at least as safe as the equipment was before modification. At the site, located at Route 7 bridge over Norfolk Southern Railroad, Worcester, NY; On April 18, 2017 and previously: Employees were using two articulating, extensible boom aerial lifts that were modified by the employer to accommodate work and/or debris shelves outside the confines of the lift basket, without written certification by the manufacturer.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $12934
- — C (S) $8963
- — Z (S) $8963
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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 342282613.
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