READING, PA —
OSHA Inspection: ECONOMY ROOFING & SIDING COMPANY
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of ECONOMY ROOFING & SIDING COMPANY in 126 WEST SIXTH STREET, READING, PA 19603 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 340122183.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ECONOMY ROOFING & SIDING COMPANY
- Site address
- 126 WEST SIXTH STREET
- City
- READING
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19603
- Mailing
- 2135 SOUTH GALEN HALL ROAD, WERNERSVILLE, PA 19565
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
- 7
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system: (a) 126 West 6th Street, Reading, PA - Employee(s) were observed performing residential roofing work activity on a flat 1 in 12 pitch roof without the benefit of a fall protection system, thereby exposing employees to a fall of approximately 22 feet to the ground below, on or about December 4, 2014. No abatement certification or documentation required.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1100
- — Z (S) $2000
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access: (a) 126 West 6th Street R, Reading, PA - Employees were observed using an aluminum extension ladder that did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing surface to the building, thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 20 feet to the ground below, on or about December 4, 2014. No abatement certification or documentation required.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1100
- — 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 340122183.
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