Inspection 345953095 OPENED MAY 12, 2022Closed
6948 Herman Road, Syracuse, NY 13209 · Solid Waste Collection · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Since 2021, OSHA inspectors have visited Dependable Disposal LLC in New York 2 times.
The most recent inspection opened on May 12, 2022 after a complaint, in Syracuse.
In all, OSHA issued 5 citation items: 4 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $10,923; today they stand at $8,192, 25% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.178 (forklifts and other powered industrial trucks), 2 times.
Among staffing, cleaning and waste services employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,201 penalty. Dependable Disposal LLC averages $8,192 across 1 cited inspection.
Dependable Disposal LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 345203400 OPENED MAR 18, 2021Closed
6948 Herman Road, Syracuse, NY 13209 · Solid Waste Collection · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $4,096 | $3,072 | Jun 14, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jun 14, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $5,461 | $4,096 | Jun 14, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jun 14, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.32(a)(4) · Yearly injury summary |
Other-than-serious | $1,366 | $1,024 | Jun 14, 2021 | Final |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Syracuse site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 95 workers: 4.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 248 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dependable Disposal, LLC Syracuse · 2023 | 95 | 4 | 4 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Dependable Disposal LLC Syracuse · 2022 | 75 | 3 | 3 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Sep 1, 2020, Syracuse: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was lining a hydraulic cylinder up with the eye (opening). The hydraulic cylinder was attached to a 300-pound crush plate and was supported by a pry bar. The pry bar slipped out and the cylinder dropped, pinching his right middle finger and causing a fingertip amputation.
Aug 24, 2019, Syracuse: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was climbing a steel two-section, truck-mounted ladder when one section shifted and caught the employee's finger between rungs. The employee's left ring fingertip was amputated at the first knuckle.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i)
(i) An employer may provide respirators at the request of employees or permit employees to use their own respirators, if the employer determines that such respirator use will not in itself create a hazard. If the employer determines that any voluntary respirator use is permissible, the employer shall provide the respirator users with the information contained in appendix D to this section (“Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard”); and
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1)
(1) General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.
29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
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