BUFFALO, NY ·
OSHA Inspection: PAINTERS PLUS HOME DECORATING INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of PAINTERS PLUS HOME DECORATING INC. in 700 LAFAYETTE AVENUE, BUFFALO, NY 14222 (NAICS 238320). OSHA activity number 344126735.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PAINTERS PLUS HOME DECORATING INC.
- Site address
- 700 LAFAYETTE AVENUE
- City
- BUFFALO
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14222
- Mailing
- 800 WALCK ROAD, NORTH TONAWANDA, NY 14120
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 238320
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,273 · Current $2,273
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) On or about 06/27/19, on the dormer roof above the front steps of a house at 700 Lafayette Ave., Buffalo, NY: An employee was exposed to a fall of approx. 12 ft. while at the west edge of the dormer roof directing another employee who was doing painting work from a ladder. No fall protection system was being utilized. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2273
1926.1053 A01 II
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $1,705 · Current $1,705
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(a)(1)(ii): Each portable ladder that is not self-supporting was not capable of supporting at least four times the maximum intended load, except that each extra-heavy-duty type 1A metal or plastic ladders shall sustain at least 3.3 times the maximum intended load. The ability of a ladder to sustain the loads indicated in this paragraph shall be determined by applying or transmitting the requisite load to the ladder in a downward vertical direction when the ladder is placed at an angle of 75 1/2 degrees from the horizontal. Ladders built and tested in conformance with the applicable provisions of appendix A will be deemed to meet this requirement: a) On or about 06/27/19, at a house located at 700 Lafayette Ave., Buffalo, NY: An employee was doing painting work on the exterior of the house from a non self-supporting ladder set up on the front lawn just west of the dormer above the front steps of the house. The employee was exposed to a fall of approx. 8 ft. because the ladder was set up at an angle of 56 degrees from the horizontal. At this angle, the ladder was not capable of supporting four times the maximum intended load. An acceptable angle would be approx. 75.5 degrees. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $1705
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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 344126735.
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