PHILADELPHIA, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: NICHOLS CONTRACTOR INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of NICHOLS CONTRACTOR INC. in 6TH STREET AND DELANCEY, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 339357006.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NICHOLS CONTRACTOR INC.
- Site address
- 6TH STREET AND DELANCEY
- City
- PHILADELPHIA
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19106
- Mailing
- 6 WEST BROAD AVENUE, BERLIN, NJ 08009
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 238140
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 G01 VII
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 8, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,200 · Current $2,200
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee was not protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section. a) 6th Street and Delancey Street - Employees replacing brick from a tubular welded frame scaffold were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately thirty-one (31) feet without the use of a personal fall arrest system or guardrail systems. Observed on or about August 27, 2013.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2200
1926.451 E06 VI
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 8, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,200 · Current $2,200
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(6)(vi): Integral prefabricated scaffold access frames did not have a maximum spacing between rungs of 16 3/4 inches (43 cm). Non-uniform rung spacing caused by joining end frames together is allowed, provided the spacing does not exceed 16 3/4 inches (43 cm). a) 6th and Delancey Street - Employees were not provided with a safe means of access and/or egress to the tubular welded frame scaffold platform, thus exposed to a fall hazard of approximately thirty-one (31) feet. The spacing between rungs was approximately 21 inches. Observed on or about August 27, 2013.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2200
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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 339357006.
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