PHILADELPHIA, PA —
OSHA Inspection: MURPHY ROOFING
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of MURPHY ROOFING in 326 WEST POPLAR STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19123 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 340061761.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MURPHY ROOFING
- Site address
- 326 WEST POPLAR STREET
- City
- PHILADELPHIA
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19123
- Mailing
- 6238 RIDGE AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19128
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 238160
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B10
- Issued
- Jan 14, 2015
- Abate by
- Jan 21, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced
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 guardrail 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) Jobsite - Employees engaged in no-torch rubber roofing installation were not protected from fall hazards at heights of approximately 30 feet. The building at the widest point was approximately 70 feet. Observed on or about 03 NOV 2014.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1680
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Jan 14, 2015
- Abate by
- Mar 2, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards: a) Jobsite - Employees working on a low slope roof were not trained to recognize fall hazards and the procedures to mitigate these hazards. On or about 03 NOV 2014.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.502 H01 V
- Issued
- Jan 14, 2015
- Abate by
- Jan 21, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(h)(1)(v): The safety monitor had other responsibilities which could take the monitor's attention from the monitoring function: a) Jobsite - The employer made use of a safety monitor, but allowed the safety monitor to perform other tasks which could have taken the monitor's attention from the primary function, thus, exposing the employees to fall hazards. On or about 03 NOV 2014.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1680
- — Z (S) $2800
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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 340061761.
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