POTTSTOWN, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: MAJOR-MINOR BUILDERS
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of MAJOR-MINOR BUILDERS in 2600 E HIGH STREET, POTTSTOWN, PA 19464 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 334558335.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- MAJOR-MINOR BUILDERS
- Site address
- 2600 E HIGH STREET
- City
- POTTSTOWN
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19464
- Mailing
- 746 RANCK ROAD, MORGANTOWN, PA 19543
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 236220
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Aug 23, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,360 · Current $1,020 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents. a) The rear of building - On or about April 20, 2012, employees were using a pneumatic nail gun to fasten sheeting to the trusses without the use of ANSI Z.87 rated eye protection exposing the workers to eye injuries from flying debris or nails.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1020
- · Z (S) $1360
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Aug 23, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,700 · Current $1,275 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii) a) Interior walls of building - On or about April 20, 2012, employees were working on a scaffold from 10" nominal working surface exposing the workers to a fall hazard from no less than 12 feet above grade.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1275
- · Z (S) $1700
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Aug 23, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level. a) Interior walls of building - On or about April 20, 2012, employees were working on a scaffold, no less than 12 feet above grade, without any means of fall protection.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Aug 23, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,700 · Current $1,275 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface having an unprotected side or edge which was six or more feet (1.8m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest system a) Rear of building - On or about April 20, 2012 employees were in the process of framing a commercial building while working 14' above grade without any means of fall protection.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1275
- · Z (S) $1700
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 334558335.
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