UTICA, NY ·
OSHA Inspection: SJBS CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SJBS CONSTRUCTION, INC. in 200 LIBERTY STREET, UTICA, NY 13502 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 343129953.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SJBS CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- 200 LIBERTY STREET
- City
- UTICA
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 13502
- Mailing
- 1159 KOSSUTH AVENUE, UTICA, NY 13501
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.404 B01 II
- Issued
- Jun 19, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,217 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(ii): On a construction site, where an assured equipment grounding program was not utilized, all 120-volt, single-phase, 15 and 20 ampere receptacle outlets which were not a part of the permanent wiring of the building or structure and which are in use by employees did not have approved ground fault circuit interrupters for personal protection: a) First floor, barber shop area, on or about 4-24-18: Employees were operating various power tools, powered through an extension cord that was plugged in to a receptacle that was not protected by a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI).
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $1500
- · C (S) $2217
- · Z (S) $2217
1926.404 F06
- Issued
- Jun 19, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous: a) First floor, barber area, on or about 4-24-18: Employees were operating various power tools, powered through a receptacle and extension cord that was plugged into a receptacle that did not have a continuous path to ground due to improper internal wiring.
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $0
- · C (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.405 A02 II J
- Issued
- Jun 19, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(J): Extension cord sets used with portable electric tools and appliances were not designed for hard or extra-hard usage: a) Third floor, stairway, on or about 4-24-18: Employees were operating various power tools, using a two-wire flat cord and a lamp cord that were not of the three-wire type and not designed for hard or extra hard usage.
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $0
- · C (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Jun 19, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,772 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems: a) Entire roof area, on or about 4-22-18: Employees were performing roof work on a flat roof of a four story building without fall protection, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of 38 feet.
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $0
- · C (S) $2772
- · Z (S) $2772
1926.502 D06 III
- Issued
- Jun 19, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,772 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(iii): A snaphook not of the locking type was engaged (i) directly to webbing, rope or wire rope; (ii) to each other (iii) to a Dee-ring to which another snaphook or other connector is attached;(iv) to a horizontal lifeline; or (v) to any object which is incompatibly shaped or dimensioned in relation to the snaphook such that unintentional disengagement could occur by the connected object being able to depress the snaphook keeper and release itself: a) Center of roof, on or about 4-24-18: Two employees were installing wood blocking to the edge of a flat roof, both with their snap hooks engaged to a single D-ring to which another connector was attached.
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $1500
- · C (S) $2772
- · Z (S) $2772
1926.503 A02 III
- Issued
- Jun 19, 2018
- Abate by
- Jul 2, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(iii): The employer did not assure that each employee has been trained, as necessary, by a competent person in the use and operation of guardrail systems, safety net systems, warning line systems, safety monitoring systems, controlled access zones, and other protection to be used: a) Entire roof area, on or about 4-22-18: Employees were working on a flat roof without training by a competent person in the proper use personal fall arrest systems. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $0
- · C (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Jun 19, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,217 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Because of the ladder's length, the ladder side rails did not extend to at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access: a) Fourth floor attic space, on or about 4-24-18: Employees were accessing a roof via a built in, semi-fixed wood ladder that was not 3 feet above the landing surface, in that the top of the ladder was 18 inches below the landing surface, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of 8 feet.
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $0
- · C (S) $2217
- · Z (S) $2217
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 343129953.
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