OSHA Inspection: WNY FIRST CHOICE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC.

Issued

Feb 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $1,922 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:      a) On or about 01/29/18, on the roof on the right side of a house at 164 Dewey Avenue, Buffalo,NY : Two employees engaged in roofing work on a steep roof were exposed to a fall of approx. 18 ft.  No fall protection system was being used .  Pitch of the roof was approx.  10 in 12.         NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Feb 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,956 · Current $1,534 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 01/29/18, on the right side of a house at 164 Dewey Avenue, Buffalo,NY :  Employees  used  an extension ladder to access the pik on a ladder jack  scaffold that was approx.  16 ft. above the ground.  The siderails of that extension ladder only  extended   approx.  18  inches  above the pik.          NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED