MECHANICVILLE, NY —
OSHA Inspection: VENCHER CONSTRUCTION CORP.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of VENCHER CONSTRUCTION CORP. in 290 COUNTY ROUTE 75, MECHANICVILLE, NY 12118 (NAICS 236115). OSHA activity number 343475976.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VENCHER CONSTRUCTION CORP.
- Site address
- 290 COUNTY ROUTE 75
- City
- MECHANICVILLE
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 12118
- Mailing
- 345 MABIE LN., SCHENECTADY, NY 12306
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 236115
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.453 B02 IV
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,880 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(iv): Employee(s) working in an aerial lift were sitting or climbing on the edge of the basket: a) At 290 County Route 75, Mechanicville, NY, on or about September 20, 2018, employees were installing steel girder roofing support beams while standing on the mid rails of the Genie articulating man-basket without fall protection, exposing employees to fall hazards up to approximately 30 feet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2500
- — Z (S) $3880
1926.453 B02 V
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt was not worn and/or a lanyard was not attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift: Note: As of January 1, 1998, subpart M of this part (1926.502(d)) provides that body belts are not acceptable as part of a personal fall arrest system. The use of a body belt in a tethering system or in a restraint system is acceptable and is regulated a) At 290 County Route 75, Mechanicville, NY, on or about September 20, 2018, employees were installing steel beams and not wearing any fall protection in the Genie articulating man-basket, exposing employees to fall hazards up to approximately 30 feet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.600 A03 I
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,772 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.600(a)(3)(i): Bulldozer and scraper blades, end-loader buckets, dump bodies, or similar equipment were not fully lowered or blocked when being repaired or when not in use: a) At 290 County Route 75, Mechanicville, NY, on or about September 20, 2018, the employer left a JLG materials handler running with and parked with the forks lifted in the air exposing employees to a crushing hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1400
- — Z (S) $2772
1926.760 A01
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,880 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1): Each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who is on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level was not protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems, or fall restraint systems. a) At 290 County Route 75, Mechanicville, NY, on or about September 20, 2018, employees were installing steel beams approximately 35 feet in the air with no fall protection or fall arrest system in place.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2500
- — Z (S) $3880
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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 343475976.
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