SHEAR CONTRACTORS, INC.
1885 STATE ST., SCHENECTADY, NY 12304 · NAICS 238160 Roofing Contractors
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Inspection records
Apr 11, 2018#343078242Apr 11, 2018Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#343078242$20,0001 viol.1 violation$20,000 in penalties
Inspection #343078242
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 11, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 11, 2018
- Contested
- May 25, 2018
- Final Order
- Jan 14, 2019
- Closed
- Feb 13, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 6
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 willful
- Initial Penalties
- $36,582
- Penalties on Record
- $20,000
- Site Address
- 517 Visher Ave, Schenectady, NY 12305
- Industry
- 238160 Roofing Contractors
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.501 Fall Protection - Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19260501 B13 | Willful | 1 | 1 | $36,582 | $20,000 | May 17, 2018 | May 25, 2018 | Jan 14, 2019 |
Jan 5, 2017#342009610Jan 5, 2017Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#342009610$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #342009610
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 5, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 5, 2017
- Closed
- Jan 13, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 12
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 189 Marx St, Schenectady, NY 12304
- Industry
- 238160 Roofing Contractors
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Dec 5, 2016#341949808Dec 5, 2016FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#341949808$19,3002 viol.2 violations$19,300 in penalties
Inspection #341949808
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 5, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 5, 2016
- Final Order
- May 25, 2017
- Closed
- May 28, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 12
- Related Activity
- 1 referral, 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 repeat, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $25,750
- Penalties on Record
- $19,300
- Site Address
- 848 Central Parkway, Schenectady, NY 12309
- Industry
- 238160 Roofing Contractors
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee falls from a roof and is killed from severe injurie
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.501 Fall Protection - Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19260501 B13 | Repeat | 1 | 2 | $25,350 | $18,900 | May 10, 2017 | - | May 25, 2017 |
| 02001 | 1904.39 Reporting Fatalities, Hospitalizations, Amputations, and Losses of an Eye OSHA citation code: 19040039 A02 | Other | 1 | 1 | $400 | $400 | - | May 25, 2017 |
Mar 13, 2012#332804996Mar 13, 2012Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#332804996$1,4003 viol.3 violations$1,400 in penalties
Inspection #332804996
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 13, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 13, 2012
- Final Order
- May 9, 2012
- Closed
- Sep 12, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 9
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,040
- Penalties on Record
- $1,400
- Site Address
- 1717 Campbell Ave, Schenectady, NY 12304
- Industry
- 238160 Roofing Contractors
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1926.501 Fall Protection - Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19260501 B13 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $2,040 | $1,400 | - | May 9, 2012 | |
| 01001B | 1926.503 Fall Protection - Training Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260503 A01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | May 16, 2012 | - | May 9, 2012 |
| 02001 | 1926.503 Fall Protection - Training Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260503 B01 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | May 16, 2012 | - | May 9, 2012 |
Dec 21, 2006#310517578Dec 21, 2006Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#310517578$3,1509 viol.9 violations$3,150 in penalties
Inspection #310517578
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 21, 2006
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 21, 2006
- Closed
- Apr 11, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 4
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 9
- Violation Types
- 7 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,250
- Penalties on Record
- $3,150
- Site Address
- 1885 State St., Schenectady, NY 12304
- Industry
- 238160 Roofing Contractors
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (8 of 9 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.20 General Safety and Health Provisions OSHA citation code: 19260020 B02 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $750 | $450 | Jan 24, 2007 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.451 Scaffolding - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260451 E01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $750 | $450 | Jan 16, 2007 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1926.451 Scaffolding - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260451 F07 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $750 | $450 | Jan 24, 2007 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1926.451 Scaffolding - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260451 G01 VII | Serious | 1 | 1 | $750 | $450 | Jan 16, 2007 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1926.454 Scaffolding - Training OSHA citation code: 19260454 A | Serious | 1 | 3 | $750 | $450 | Jan 24, 2007 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1926.501 Fall Protection - Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19260501 B13 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $750 | $450 | Jan 16, 2007 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1926.503 Fall Protection - Training Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260503 A01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $750 | $450 | Jan 24, 2007 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1926.150 Fire Protection (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260150 C01 VI | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Jan 16, 2007 | - | - |
Showing the 8 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 9 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
May 28, 2003#305788572May 28, 2003Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#305788572$1,2002 viol.2 violations$1,200 in penalties
Inspection #305788572
Dates
- Opened
- May 28, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- May 28, 2003
- Closed
- Jul 2, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 3
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,200
- Penalties on Record
- $1,200
- Site Address
- 1609 Bradley St., Schenectady, NY 12304
- Industry
- 238160 Roofing Contractors
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.501 Fall Protection - Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19260501 B13 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $600 | $600 | Jun 10, 2003 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.503 Fall Protection - Training Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260503 A01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $600 | $600 | Jul 8, 2003 | - | - |
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About these records
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OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
6 inspections, 2003 to 2018. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Specialty Trade Contractors, 559,279 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: roofing contractors reported 2.4 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 9.7%; NAICS 23816 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source