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SBF Construction, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

New York, New York · Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors · NAICS 238110

1inspections
2citation items
$24,574current penalties
Aug 18, 2017last inspection

SBF Construction, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in New York.

OSHA opened it on Aug 18, 2017 after a fatality or catastrophe, in New York.

From that inspection OSHA issued 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $25,868 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $24,574, down 5%.

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. SBF Construction, Inc. averages $24,574 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

SBF Construction, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

SBF Construction, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342565033 OPENED AUG 18, 2017Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 80 employees at the site · Closed Apr 12, 2018

281 5th Ave., New York, NY 10016 · Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Aug 18, 2017 (fatal): Employee falls from temporary work platform and is killed

At 10:00 a.m. on August 18, 2017, an employee was stripping a temporary work platform over the elevator shaft on the 2nd floor. The temporary work platform collapsed while the employee was on it. The employee did not have fall protection and fell about 23 feet from 2nd floor to cellar level and died.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$12,934$11,640Feb 14, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.502(i)(3) · Fall protection systems
 Other-than-serious$12,934$12,934Feb 14, 2018Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2016, the New York site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 32 workers: 7.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.8 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Cornell Tech
New York · 2016
32 307.51.8

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1)

(b)(1) Unprotected sides and edges. Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.

29 CFR 1926.502 · Fall protection systems

29 CFR 1926.502(i)(3)

(3) All covers shall be secured when installed so as to prevent accidental displacement by the wind, equipment, or employees.

Other poured concrete foundation and structure contractors employers in New York

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.