PHILADELPHIA, PA —
OSHA Inspection: RPM BUILDERS
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of RPM BUILDERS in 1529 NORTH PHILIP STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19122 (NAICS 238170). OSHA activity number 338921356.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RPM BUILDERS
- Site address
- 1529 NORTH PHILIP STREET
- City
- PHILADELPHIA
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19122
- Mailing
- 47 WINFIELD RD, PRINCETON, NJ 08540
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 238170
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.453 B02 V
- Issued
- May 10, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt was not worn and/or a lanyard was not attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift: (a) Jobsite: Two employees were not wearing personal fall arrest systems or a personal fall restraint systems while installing siding from a Genie S-40 Aerial Lift approximately 20' above ground level, observed on or about 2/27/13.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2000
1926.454 A
- Issued
- May 10, 2013
- Abate by
- May 22, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. (a) Jobsite: Two employees were working from a Genie S-40 Aerial Lift without being trained to recognize the hazards associated with this type of scaffold and to understand the procedures to control those hazards, on or about 2/27/13.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- May 10, 2013
- Abate by
- May 22, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: a) Jobsite: The Employer did not instruct each employee installing siding from a Genie S-40 Aerial Lift in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury, on or about 2/27/13.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 F06
- Issued
- May 10, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6): Scaffolds were erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they or any conductive material handled on them might come closer than 10 ft to exposed and energized power lines. (a) Jobsite: Two employees were handling siding approximately 13 feet in length while working from a Genie S-40 Aerial Lift that was placed within 5 feet of an exposed and energized 13.2 kv high voltage power line, on or about 2/27/13
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2000
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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 338921356.
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