WATERTOWN, NY —
OSHA Inspection: R. GIBBS & SONS INC
Unprogrammed Other inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Other safety inspection of R. GIBBS & SONS INC in 663 MILL STREET, WATERTOWN, NY 13601 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 345666853.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- R. GIBBS & SONS INC
- Site address
- 663 MILL STREET
- City
- WATERTOWN
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 13601
- Mailing
- 3 PHELPS STREET, ADAMS, NY 13605
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Other (I)
- 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
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 F07
- Issued
- May 20, 2022
- Abate by
- Jun 24, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,351 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7):Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person. a) 663 Phelps Street, Watertown, NY 13601, on or about 12/1/21: Workers used a pick scaffold at 11 to 12 feet from ground (pitched) without proper supports and without fall protection (where it was required) and without a competent person to identify and correct those hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $4351
- — Z (S) $4351
1926.451 B04
- Issued
- May 20, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(4): Each end of a platform, not cleated or otherwise restrained by hooks or equivalent means, did not extend over the centerline of its support at least 6 inches (15 cm) a) 663 Phelps Street, Watertown, NY 13601, on or about 12/1/21: Workers used a pick scaffold at 11 feet from ground without one end to extend past its support (ladder end) at least 6 inches.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 B05 II
- Issued
- May 20, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end: a) 663 Phelps Street, Watertown, NY 13601, on or about 12/1/21: Workers used a pick scaffold at 12 feet from ground where one end extended approximately 5 feet past its support and pitched upward ensuring that if walked on, would lift the opposite end from its support.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- May 20, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section: a) 663 Phelps Street, Watertown, NY 13601, on or about 12/1/21: Workers used a pick scaffold at 11 to 12 feet from ground (pitched) without fall protection of any kind.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- May 20, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,351 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed: a) 663 Phelps Street, Watertown, NY 13601, on or about 12/1/21: Workers used an extension ladder to access a roof surface 12 feet from ground where that ladder did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $4351
- — Z (S) $4351
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- May 20, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $29,005 · Current $3,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b): a) 663 Phelps Street, Watertown, NY 13601, on or about 12/1/21: Workers were installing roofing materials to 4:12 and 6:12 pitch roof surfaces with ground to eave heights of 10 feet without fall protection of any kind.
Recent events (3)
- — J (W) $3500
- — C (W) $29005
- — Z (W) $29005
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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 345666853.
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