BUFFALO, NY —
OSHA Inspection: BALON BROTHERS INC
Programmed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a programmed Related safety inspection of BALON BROTHERS INC in 1080 TIFFT ST, BUFFALO, NY 14220 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 348850777.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BALON BROTHERS INC
- Site address
- 1080 TIFFT ST
- City
- BUFFALO
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14220
- Mailing
- 20 BOLAND DR, LACKAWANNA, NY 14218
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Programmed Related (J)
- 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
- 238160
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B10
- Issued
- Apr 20, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $1,230 · Current $923 Reduced
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 a) On or about 04/02/2026, at a residential roofing project located at 1080 Tifft St in Buffalo NY; employees were installing roofing material on a low-slope section of roof at the front of the building. Employees were not utilizing fall protection. NO ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $922.5
- — Z (S) $1230
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Apr 20, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $230 · Current $173 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) On or about 04/02/2026 at the roof area of the site, side rails of the extension ladder extended 1 foot above the upper landing surface being accessed. NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $172.5
- — Z (O) $230
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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 348850777.
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