UTICA, NY —
OSHA Inspection: COMMERCIAL STEEL INC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of COMMERCIAL STEEL INC in FAY STREET WAREHOUSE 600 STATE STREET, UTICA, NY 13502 (NAICS 332999). OSHA activity number 345929160.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- COMMERCIAL STEEL INC
- Site address
- FAY STREET WAREHOUSE 600 STATE STREET
- City
- UTICA
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 13502
- Mailing
- 271 BALL ROAD, HASTINGS, NY 13076
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332999
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1903.19 C01
- Issued
- Jul 20, 2023
- Abate by
- Aug 24, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $413 · Current $413
General-duty citation text
a) On or about 7/20/23: The employer did not provide abatement certification for Citation 1, Items 001a and 001b for violations of 29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7) where a baker scaffold was erected with multiple critical stability issues and 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(3) where the employer permitted employees to use fall protection systems that did not meet requirements of safe use. An abatement demand letter was sent to the employer on May 23, 2023. Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $413
1926.451 F07
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 4, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,786 · Current $4,786
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) Fay Street Warehouse, 600 State Street, Utica NY, in the stairwell, on or about 3/31/22: Workers used a fall protection system while working from a bakers scaffold, that had multiple critical flaws indicating a lack of competency by supervisory personnel. Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4786
1926.451 G03
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2022
- Abate by
- Oct 6, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(3): Personal fall arrest systems, when working from scaffolds, did not meet the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.502(d) in that snap hooks were connected directly to webbing, rope or wire rope, lifelines were not protected from cuts or abrasion, and workers were not protected from 6 foot free fall or 3.5 feet swing fall: a) Fay Street Warehouse, 600 State Street, Utica NY, in the stairwell, on or about 3/31/22: Workers used a fall protection system while working from a bakers scaffold, that had multiple critical flaws indicating a lack of competency by supervisory personnel. Abatement certification must be submitted 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 345929160.
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