| Inspection Type |
Complaint
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Safety
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| Close Conference |
2023-03-24
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| Case Closed |
2024-01-12
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Related Activity
| Type |
Complaint |
| Activity Nr |
1997860 |
| Safety |
Yes |
| Health |
Yes |
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100022 A03 |
| Issuance Date |
2023-09-06 |
| Current Penalty |
4018.05 |
| Initial Penalty |
5358.0 |
| Final Order |
2023-10-04 |
| Nr Instances |
4 |
| Nr Exposed |
6 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(3): The employer did not ensure that walking-working surfaces are maintained free of hazards such as sharp or protruding objects, loose boards, corrosion, leaks, spills, snow, and ice: a) Establishment, 3 Rybka Road,Stuyvesant Falls, NY: On or about 03/24/2023, Employees were exposed many loose and broken stairs in the barn. Those hazards were identified at the rear entrance, the rear staircase, two areas in the second floor dog pen, and a protruding steel ring on the main stairs in the barn. |
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| Citation ID |
01002A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100025 B05 I |
| Issuance Date |
2023-09-06 |
| Current Penalty |
4018.5 |
| Initial Penalty |
3572.0 |
| Final Order |
2023-10-04 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
6 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.25(b)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that when a door or a gate opens directly on a stairway, a platform is provided, and the swing of the door or gate does not reduce the platform's effective usable depth to less than 20 inches (51 cm) for platforms installed before January 17, 2017; a) Establishment, 3 Rybka Road, PO Box 40, Stuyvesant Falls , NY - On or about 03/24/2023, On the rear exit door of barn, the employer did not ensure that when a door or a gate opens directly onto a stairway a platform is provided. Employees did not have a clear exit path to a platform from the rear of the barn as it led to a dog gate. |
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| Citation ID |
01002B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100036 C01 |
| Issuance Date |
2023-09-06 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
5358.0 |
| Final Order |
2023-10-04 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
6 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.36(c)(1): Each exit discharge did not lead directly outside or to a street, walkway, refuge area, public way, or open space with access to the outside: a) Establishment, 3 Rybka Road, PO Box 40, Stuyvesant Falls, NY - On or about 03/24/2023, for employees working at the barn near rear exit door, the employer did not ensure that the exit discharge lead directly outside. |
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| Citation ID |
01002C |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100141 A03 II |
| Issuance Date |
2023-09-06 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2678.0 |
| Final Order |
2023-10-04 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
6 |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.141(a)(3)(ii): Where wet processes were used, drainage was not maintained and false floors, platforms, mats, or other dry standing places were not provided, where practicable, or waterproof footgear was not provided: a) Establishment, 3 Rybka Road, Stuyvesant Falls, NY - On or about 03/24/2023, The washer machine in the dog prep area of the barn drained directly on to the concrete floor. b) Establishment, 3 Rybka Road, Stuyvesant Falls, NY - On or about 03/24/2023, The sink from the restroom drained directly on to the concrete floor of the dog prep area in the barn. |
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| Citation ID |
01003A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100028 B11 II |
| Issuance Date |
2023-09-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2023-10-10 |
| Current Penalty |
4018.5 |
| Initial Penalty |
5358.0 |
| Final Order |
2023-10-04 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
6 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(11)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each flight of stairs having at least 3 treads and at least 4 risers is equipped with stair rail systems and handrails as described in 29 CFR 1910.28 Table D-2-Stairway Handrail Requirements: a) Establishment, 3 Rybka Road, PO Box 40,Stuyvesant Falls, NY - On or about 03/24/2023, Employees working on the barn were exposed to a fall hazard as there were no handrails on the rear stairs to the second floor leading into a dog pens. |
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| Citation ID |
01003B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100029 B02 |
| Issuance Date |
2023-09-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2023-10-10 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
5358.0 |
| Final Order |
2023-10-04 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
6 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.29(b)(2): The employer did not ensure that guardrail systems met the requirement that midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, solid panels, or equivalent intermediate members that are installed between the walking-working surface and the top edge of the guardrail system as follows when there is not a wall or parapet that is at least 21 inches (53 cm) high: a) Establishment, 3 Rybka Road, PO Box 40,Stuyvesant Falls, NY - On or about 03/24/2023, for the employees working in the barn, there was no mid rail on the main stairs used to access the second floor at the start of the stairs. These stairs are used by employees as the main egress to the second floor. |
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| Citation ID |
01006A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100037 B06 |
| Issuance Date |
2023-09-06 |
| Current Penalty |
3348.75 |
| Initial Penalty |
4465.0 |
| Final Order |
2023-10-04 |
| Nr Instances |
5 |
| Nr Exposed |
6 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(6): Each exit sign was not illuminated to a surface value of at least five foot-candles (54 lux) by a reliable light source and be distinctive in color: a) Establishment, 3 Rybka Road, PO Box 40, Stuyvesant Falls, NY - On or about 03/24/2023, for employees who use the unmarked exit routes in the barn as mean of egress. Every exit located in the barn had no exit signs. - There was no exit sign on the rear exit to the barn. - There was no exit sign on the front door to the barn. - There was no exit sign from the washroom in the barn. - There was no exit sign off of the dog pens on the right side of the barn. - There was no exit sign off of the dog pens on the left side of the barn. |
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| Citation ID |
01006B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100037 E |
| Issuance Date |
2023-09-06 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
3572.0 |
| Final Order |
2023-10-04 |
| Nr Instances |
4 |
| Nr Exposed |
6 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.37(e): The employer did not assure that fire alarm signaling systems were maintained and tested in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.165(d): a) Establishment, 3 Rybka Road, PO Box 40, Stuyvesant Falls, NY - On or about 03/24/2023, for employees working in the barn, all the smoke detectors were very dirty and one was chirping in need of maintenance. - Smoke detector dirty and chirping in need of maintenance in main barn area. - Smoke detector dirty and blocked with dog crate in the main barn area. - Smoke detector dirty in dog pen area of barn. - Smoke detector dirty in wash room of barn. |
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| Citation ID |
01006C |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100157 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2023-09-06 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
3572.0 |
| Final Order |
2023-10-04 |
| Nr Instances |
4 |
| Nr Exposed |
6 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(1): The employer was not responsible for the inspection, maintenance and testing of all portable fire extinguishers in the workplace: a) Establishment, 3 Rybka Road, PO Box 40,Stuyvesant Falls, NY - On or about 03/24/2023, for employees working in the barn, the employer did not maintained the fire extinguishers. The employer did not have inspection records, maintenance, and testing records of all portable fire extinguishers in the workplace. |
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| Citation ID |
01010 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100305 B02 I |
| Issuance Date |
2023-09-06 |
| Current Penalty |
2679.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
3572.0 |
| Final Order |
2023-10-04 |
| Nr Instances |
8 |
| Nr Exposed |
6 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy: a) Establishment, 3 Rybka Road, PO Box 40, Stuyvesant Falls , NY - On or about 03/24/2023, For employees working in the barn. On the first floor, 6 outlet boxes did not have a covers, faceplate, or fixture canopy's. b) Establishment, 3 Rybka Road, PO Box 40, Stuyvesant Falls , NY - On or about 03/24/2023, For employees working in the barn. On the second floor, 2 outlet boxes did not have a covers, faceplate, or fixture canopy's. |
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| Citation ID |
02001 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19040004 |
| Issuance Date |
2023-09-06 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
893.0 |
| Final Order |
2023-10-04 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1904.4: The employer, having more than 10 employees, did not maintain OSHA Injury/Illness records as required: a) Establishment, 3 Rybka Road, PO Box 40, Stuyvesant Falls, NY - On or about 03/24/2023, the employer has eleven employees and failed to maintain OSHA 300 logs. |
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