BUFFALO, NY —
OSHA Inspection: BUFFALO'S BEST ROOFING COMPANY LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BUFFALO'S BEST ROOFING COMPANY LLC in 232 HOYT STREET, BUFFALO, NY 14213 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 344239017.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BUFFALO'S BEST ROOFING COMPANY LLC
- Site address
- 232 HOYT STREET
- City
- BUFFALO
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14213
- Mailing
- 4589 GENESEE STREET, CHEEKTOWAGA, NY 14225
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 238160
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.502 D16 III
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,273 · Current $0 Reduced
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) On or about 8/9/19 at a roof replacement project located at 232 Hoyt Street, Buffalo, New York; employees replacing roofing were using ropes with rope grabs attached to their harnesses. The employees did not have their rope grabs adjusted or rigged to prevent free falls more than 6 feet. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $2273
1926.501 B11
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,683 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems: a) On or about 8/9/19 at a roof replacement project located at 232 Hoyt Street, Buffalo, New York; employees were replacing shingles on the roof of a two story house. The roof had a 16 in 12 pitch and an eave height of approximately 24 feet. There was no fall protection in use. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED Buffalo's Best Roofing Company LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1325712, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 9/25/18, with respect to a workplace located at 29 Armin Street, Buffalo, New York.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500
- — Z (R) $5683
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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 344239017.
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