ORCHARD PARK, NY ·
OSHA Inspection: BUFFALO & ORCHARD PARK TOPSOIL, INC.
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of BUFFALO & ORCHARD PARK TOPSOIL, INC. in 3340 N BENZING RD, ORCHARD PARK, NY 14127 (NAICS 444220). OSHA activity number 343961512.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BUFFALO & ORCHARD PARK TOPSOIL, INC.
- Site address
- 3340 N BENZING RD
- City
- ORCHARD PARK
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14127
- Mailing
- 3340 N BENZING RD, ORCHARD PARK, NY 14127
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 444220
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.252 A02 XV
- Issued
- Oct 1, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $3,978 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(xv): Cutting or welding was permitted in areas that were not made fire safe by removing combustibles or protecting combustibles from ignition sources: a) On or about 4/24/19 at Buffalo & Orchard Park Topsoil, Inc. located at 3340 North Benzing Road, Orchard Park, New York; an employee repairing a drive shaft from a truck was using oxyacetylene cutting torch. The work area was not free of combustible liquids or materials before cutting or burning commenced. The employee was severely burned when combustible liquids in the work area ignited engulfing the employee in flames. ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3978
- · Z (S) $5304
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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 343961512.
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