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Bison Electrical Services, Corp.: OSHA inspections and violations

Buffalo, New York · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · NAICS 238210

6inspections
7citation items
$1,875current penalties
Jun 9, 2022last inspection

OSHA has inspected Bison Electrical Services, Corp. 6 times in New York since 2003.

The latest one began on Jun 9, 2022 as a planned inspection, in Williamsville.

Those inspections ended with 7 citation items: 3 serious and 4 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $4,195 and now stand at $1,875, 55% lower after settlements or reviews.

Fall protection systems comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.502.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Bison Electrical Services, Corp. averages $333 (3 cited inspections).

Bison Electrical Services, Corp.: OSHA citation items per year, 2003 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346013758 OPENED JUN 9, 2022Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed May 9, 2023

6215 Sheridan Drive, Williamsville, NY 14221 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.403(i)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment on job sites
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 10, 2022Final

Inspection 340858430 OPENED AUG 18, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 12 employees at the site · Closed Feb 23, 2016

770 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(c) · Job-site wiring
Other-than-serious$1,200$0Sep 24, 2015Final

Inspection 340301670 OPENED FEB 5, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Jun 23, 2015

1900 Military Road, Niagara Falls, NY 14304 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction
Serious$1,600$1,000Feb 11, 2015Final

Inspection 339586919 OPENED FEB 13, 2014Closed

Unprogrammed other · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Dec 18, 2014

400 Lincoln Parkway, Buffalo, NY 14216 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1926.502(i)(3) · Fall protection systems
Serious$1,020$500Mar 28, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1926.502(i)(4) · Fall protection systems
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 28, 2014Final

Inspection 309391233 OPENED NOV 15, 2005Closed

Unprogrammed other · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed May 19, 2006

814 Wurlitzer Drive, North Tonawanda, NY 14120 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.403(h) · Electrical equipment on job sites
Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 21, 2005Closed

Inspection 306895962 OPENED AUG 29, 2003Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 9 employees at the site · Closed Feb 11, 2004

175 Cooper Avenue, Suite 104, Tonawanda, NY 14150 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.333(a)(1) · Working near live electrical parts
Serious$375$375Jan 15, 2004Closed

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.333 · Working near live electrical parts

29 CFR 1910.333(a)(1)

(1) Deenergized parts. Live parts to which an employee may be exposed shall be deenergized before the employee works on or near them, unless the employer can demonstrate that deenergizing introduces additional or increased hazards or is infeasible due to equipment design or operational limitations. Live parts that operate at less than 50 volts to ground need not be deenergized if there will be no increased exposure to electrical burns or to explosion due to electric arcs.

29 CFR 1926.100 · Hard hats in construction

29 CFR 1926.100(a)

(a) Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.

29 CFR 1926.403 · Electrical equipment on job sites

29 CFR 1926.403(h)

(h) Identification of disconnecting means and circuits. Each disconnecting means required by this subpart for motors and appliances shall be legibly marked to indicate its purpose, unless located and arranged so the purpose is evident. Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, shall be legibly marked to indicate its purpose, unless located and arranged so the purpose is evident. These markings shall be of sufficient durability to withstand the environment involved.

29 CFR 1926.405 · Job-site wiring

29 CFR 1926.502 · Fall protection systems

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