SCHENECTADY, NY —
OSHA Inspection: RAGONE FOUNDATIONS, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of RAGONE FOUNDATIONS, INC. in 271-277 STATE STREET, SCHENECTADY, NY 12305 (NAICS 238120). OSHA activity number 347292401.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RAGONE FOUNDATIONS, INC.
- Site address
- 271-277 STATE STREET
- City
- SCHENECTADY
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 12305
- Mailing
- PO BOX 309, WATERFORD, NY 12188
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 238120
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2024
- Abate by
- Apr 12, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $11,292 · Current $7,340 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level: a) Worksite, Elevator shaft form: On or about February 20, 2024, an employee was setting up forms on a form bracket scaffold, approximately 11 feet above the ground and was not protected from falls.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7339.8
- — Z (S) $11292
1926.501 B05
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2024
- Abate by
- Apr 12, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $11,292 · Current $7,340 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(5): Each employee on the face of formwork or reinforcing steel was not protected from falling 6 feet (1.8 m) or more to lower levels by personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, or positioning device systems: a) Worksite, Stairwell form: On or about February 20, 2024, and employee was setting up forms on the face of formwork, approximately 13 feet above the ground, and was not protected from falls.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7339.8
- — Z (S) $11292
1926.1051 A
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2024
- Abate by
- Apr 12, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $6,453 · Current $4,194 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1051(a): Stairways or ladders were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, and no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided: a) Worksite, stairwell concrete form: On or about February 20, 2024, an employee was accessing a portable extension ladder that was set up on two concrete forms approximately 4 feet above the ground and the employer did not ensure a stairway of ladder was provided to all personnel points of access.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4194.45
- — Z (S) $6453
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2024
- Abate by
- Apr 12, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $8,067 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where a portable ladder was used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder: a) Worksite, stairwell concrete form: On or about February 20, 2024, an employee was accessing the top level of a concrete form with the use of a portable extension ladder and a grasping device was not provided to assist employees. Employee was exposed to a fall hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $8067
1926.1053 B05 I
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2024
- Abate by
- Apr 12, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $6,453 · Current $4,194 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladders were not used at an angle such than the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder way approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support): a) Worksite, stairwell concrete form: On or about February 20, 2024, a portable extension ladder, which was extended approximately 12 feet in working length and was at a horizontal distance of approximately 12 inches from the face of the concrete form.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4194.45
- — Z (S) $6453
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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 347292401.
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