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OSHA Inspection: BETTERS & THORNQUIST CONTRACTING, INC.

Unprogrammed Other inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Other safety inspection of BETTERS & THORNQUIST CONTRACTING, INC. in 100-108 WOODLAWN AVENUE, SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY 12866 (NAICS 238350). OSHA activity number 340562800.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
BETTERS & THORNQUIST CONTRACTING, INC.
Site address
100-108 WOODLAWN AVENUE
City
SARATOGA SPRINGS
State
NY
ZIP
12866
Mailing
212 BRIDGE STREET, GLENS FALLS, NY 12801

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type
Unprogrammed Other (I)
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
238350
Employees
2
Ownership type
A

Citations

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.304 D

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(d):  Portable, power-driven circular saw(s) were not equipped with a guard above and below the base plate or shoe:    (a) First Story Floor - on or about April 16, 2015 - the lower guard on the Ridgid 12" chop saw was inoperable, exposing the entire lower portion of the blade.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1600
  • — Z (S) $1600

1926.304 F

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $1600.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(f):  All woodworking tools and machinery did not meet other applicable requirements of  American National Standards Institute, 01.1-1961, Safety Code for Woodworking Machinery:    (a) First Story Floor - on or about April 15, 2015 - the DeWalt DW745 portable table saw was not equipped with a magnetic anti-restart switch.    ANSI 01.1-1961; AMERICAN STANDARD FOR WOODWORKING MACHINERY, MACHINE CONTROL, 3.1.3(c) states:  On applications where injury to the operator might result if motors were to restart after power failures, provisions shall be made to prevent machines from automatically restarting upon restoration of power.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $1600

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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 340562800.