NEW PALTZ, NY —
OSHA Inspection: SANDHU CONTRACTING INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SANDHU CONTRACTING INC. in SUNY NEW PALTZ VANDENBERG HALL, NEW PALTZ, NY 12561 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 342497781.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SANDHU CONTRACTING INC.
- Site address
- SUNY NEW PALTZ VANDENBERG HALL
- City
- NEW PALTZ
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 12561
- Mailing
- 18-07 38TH STREET, ASTORIA, NY 11105
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.150 A04
- Issued
- Aug 9, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,173 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.150(a)(4): Defective firefighting equipment was not immediately replaced: (a) Van Den Berg Hall, East Side, during roofing work: On or about 7/26/17, two employees working from a JLG lift were exposed to a fire hazard while using an acetylene soldering torch; the basket of the lift was equipped with a 20lb fire extinguisher which was not charged.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $2173
1926.303 B01
- Issued
- Aug 9, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $1,630 · Current $3,000
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) Van Den Berg Hall, East Side, during roofing work: On or about 7/26/17, two employees working from a JLG lift were exposed to a laceration hazard while using a DeWalt cordless angle grinder with a cut-off disc which was not equipped with a safety guard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3000
- — Z (S) $1630
1926.350 G02
- Issued
- Aug 9, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 21, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,173 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.350(g)(2): Defective torches were used: (a) Van Den Berg Hall, East Side, during roofing work: On or about 7/26/17, two employees working from a JLG lift were exposed to a fire hazard while using an acetylene soldering torch which was not equipped with a hose clamp at the connection to the torch.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $2173
1926.502 D16 III
- Issued
- Aug 9, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 21, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $1,630 · Current $3,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level: (a) Van Den Berg Hall, East Side, during roofing work: On or about 7/26/17, two employees working from a JLG aerial lift were exposed to a fall hazard while each using two interconnected 6' shock absorbing lanyards such that the free fall distance was 6' to 12'. (b) Van Den Berg Hall, West Side, during roofing work: On or about 7/26/17, two employees working from a Genie aerial lift were exposed to a fall hazard while each using two 6' interconnected shock absorbing lanyards such that the free fall distance was 6' to 12'.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3000
- — Z (S) $1630
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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 342497781.
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