BUFFALO, NY —
OSHA Inspection: PARK AVENUE WHOLESALE, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of PARK AVENUE WHOLESALE, INC. in 144 WILLIAM ST, BUFFALO, NY 14204 (NAICS 493190). OSHA activity number 347418030.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- PARK AVENUE WHOLESALE, INC.
- Site address
- 144 WILLIAM ST
- City
- BUFFALO
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14204
- Mailing
- 2300 HAMBURG TURNPIKE, LACKAWANNA, NY 14218
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
- 493190
- Employees
- 35
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.28 B07
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,114 · Current $3,086 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(7): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface near an opening, including one with a chute attached, where the inside bottom edge of the opening is less than 39 inches (99 cm) above that walking-working surface and the outside bottom edge of the opening is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by the use of: 1910.28(b)(7)(i) Guardrail systems; 1910.28(b)(7)(ii) Safety net systems; 1910.28(b)(7)(iii) Travel restraint systems; or, 1910.28(b)(7)(iv) Personal fall arrest systems. a) On or about 04/17/2024 ; in the warehouse area, where employees were exposed to 12-foot fall down from a 2nd floor open elevator shaft to the first floor while dropping boxes of merchandise to the floor below to send out for distribution. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3085.5
- — Z (S) $4114
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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 347418030.
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