NEWTOWN, PA — 2013-07-18 00:00:00

OSHA Inspection: PORRAS BROTHERS

Unprogrammed Other inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On 2013-07-18 00:00:00, OSHA opened an unprogrammed Other safety inspection of PORRAS BROTHERS in RT532 & EAGLE RD BIRCHES AT NEWTOWN, NEWTOWN, PA 18940 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 339418824.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment: PORRAS BROTHERS
Site address: RT532 & EAGLE RD BIRCHES AT NEWTOWN
City: NEWTOWN
State: PA
ZIP: 18940
Mailing: 332 CUMMINGS AVE., TRENTON, NJ 08611

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type: Unprogrammed Other (I)
Scope: Partial (B)
Discipline: Safety
Advance notice: No
Union status: B

When did the case open and close?

Opened: 2013-07-18 00:00:00
Closing conference: 2013-07-18 00:00:00
Case closed: 2014-03-19 00:00:00
Last modified: 2026-07-16 00:00:00
Data loaded: 2026-07-17 01:26:34

Establishment context

NAICS code: 238160
Employees: 3
Ownership type: A

Citations

1 citation on file for this inspection.

1926.502 D16 III

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed

Issued: 2013-09-20 00:00:00
Penalty: Initial $1156.00 · Current $867.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:    a) Construction site, Birches at Newtown Building A, North Wing - On or about July 18, 2013, employees were using fall arrest systems rigged in a manner they could free fall more than 6 feet.

Recent events (2)

2013-11-05 00:00:00 — I (S) $867
2013-09-20 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1156

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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 339418824.