QUAKERTOWN, PA —
OSHA Inspection: WF CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Special Programs inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a special Programs health inspection of WF CONSTRUCTION, INC. in 641 S. WEST END BLVD., QUAKERTOWN, PA 18951 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 334763604.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- WF CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- 641 S. WEST END BLVD.
- City
- QUAKERTOWN
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18951
- Mailing
- 621 S. OLDEN AVE., TRENTON, NJ 08610
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Special Programs (K)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B10
- Issued
- Aug 23, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and fuardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system. Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system. a) WF Construction - Two employees were conducting roofing work on a low sloped roof at heights no less than 10'6" above grade without any means of fall protection on or about June 8, 2012. No abatement certification or documentation required.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2000
1926.503 A02 VIII
- Issued
- Aug 23, 2012
- Abate by
- Sep 7, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(viii): The employer did not assure that each employee had been trained by a competent person qualified in the standards contained in subpart M. a) WF Construction - Two employees were conducting roofing work on a flat roof at heights no less than 10'6" above grade and were not trained by a competent person to recognize potential fall hazards and how to mitigate those hazards on or about June 8, 2012. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
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 334763604.
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