ITHACA, NY —
OSHA Inspection: AXE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of AXE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC. in 701 WEST COURT STREET, ITHACA, NY 14850 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 345083661.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AXE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC.
- Site address
- 701 WEST COURT STREET
- City
- ITHACA
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14850
- Mailing
- 19 AVENUE D, JOHNSON CITY, NY 13790
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 10
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.252 A
- Issued
- May 19, 2021
- Abate by
- Jun 1, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $2,341 · Current $2,341
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.252(a): An enclosed chute of wood, or equivalent material, was not used where materials were dropped more than 20 feet to points lying outside the exterior walls of the building(s): a) South side of roof, on or about 12-15-20: Employees were discarding roofing debris over the edge of a roof, dropping the debris to a dumpster 60 feet 8 inches below. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2341
1926.501 B10
- Issued
- May 19, 2021
- Abate by
- Jun 1, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $4,096 · Current $4,096
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system: a) South side of roof, on or about 12-15-20: One employee was on a flat roof with unprotected sides and edges, and was not protected from falls, exposing the employee to a fall hazard of 60 feet 8 inches.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4096
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- May 19, 2021
- Abate by
- Jun 3, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards: a) Entire roof, on or about 12-15-20: Employees were working on a flat roof, five stories above grade, without the training necessary for the employees to recognize the hazards associated with falls and their work, exposing employees to a fall hazard of 60 feet 8 inches to the ground below. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1926.502 I02
- Issued
- May 19, 2021
- Abate by
- Jun 1, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $2,341 · Current $2,341
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(i)(2): Covers were not capable of supporting, without failure, at least twice the weight of employees, equipment, and materials that may be imposed on the cover at any one time: a) Entire roof, on or about 12-15-20: Employees were walking and/or working in the immediate vicinity of four roof openings that were covered with either thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) membrane and/or blue tarps, neither sufficient to support imposed loads without failure. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2341
1926.502 I03
- Issued
- May 19, 2021
- Abate by
- Jun 1, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(i)(3): All covers were not secured when installed so as to prevent accidental displacement by the wind, equipment, or employees: a) Entire roof, on or about 12-15-20: Employees were walking and/or working in the immediate vicinity of four roof openings that were covered with either thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) membrane and/or blue tarps, neither sufficiently secured to prevent displacement. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1926.502 I04
- Issued
- May 19, 2021
- Abate by
- Jun 1, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(i)(4): All covers were not color coded or marked with the word "HOLE" or "COVER" to provide warning of the hazard: a) Entire roof, on or about 12-15-20: Employees were walking and/or working in the immediate vicinity of four roof openings that were covered with either thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) membrane and/or blue tarps, not marked in any way to delineate the opening. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
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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 345083661.
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