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OSHA Inspection: HALL-WOOLFORD TANK COMPANY, INC.

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of HALL-WOOLFORD TANK COMPANY, INC. in 232 - 234 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 102722733.

What this inspection record means

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Site address
232 - 234 MARKET STREET
City
PHILADELPHIA
State
PA
ZIP
19106
Mailing
5500 WATER STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19120
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Y
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
2449
Employees
3
Ownership type
A

5 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Jul 27, 1993
Abate by
Jul 30, 1993
Penalty
Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employe did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were
free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to
a fall hazard:
a) Hall-Woolford Tank Comppany, Inc., 232-234 Market Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19106 - employees were observed installing a
conical cover for a wooden water tank without the benefits of a
safety belt and lanyard or equivalent fall protection.  The tank
was appproximately eighty feet from the floor level on the west
and south sides of the roof area.  Observed 06/30/93.
ABATEMENT NOTE:  Among other methods, one feasible and accetable
abatement method to correct this hazard is for employees to be
protected by safety belts and lanyard or equivalent fall
protection.
%%
OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE
29 CFR 1926.28(a):  Appropriate personal protective equipment was not worn
by employee(s) in all operatives where there was exposure to hazardous
conditions:
a) Hall-Woolford Tank Company, Inc., 232-234 Market Street,
Philadelphia, Pa 19106 - employees were observed installing a
conical cover for a wooden water tank without the benefit of a
safety belt and lanyard or equivalent fall protection.  The tank
was approximately eight feet from the floor level on the west and
south side of the roof area.  Observed 06/30/93.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $750.00
  • — Z (S) $1500.00

1926.20 B01

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jul 27, 1993
Abate by
Jul 31, 1993
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S)
  • — Z (S)

1926.20 B02

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jul 27, 1993
Abate by
Jul 31, 1993
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S)
  • — Z (S)

1926.405 A02 III

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jul 27, 1993
Abate by
Jul 30, 1993
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

1926.405 A02 III

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jul 27, 1993
Abate by
Jul 30, 1993
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 102722733.

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