ALLENTOWN, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: BROTHERS GENERAL CONTRACTING
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BROTHERS GENERAL CONTRACTING in 1500 AIRPORT RD., ALLENTOWN, PA 18109 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 340217314.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BROTHERS GENERAL CONTRACTING
- Site address
- 1500 AIRPORT RD.
- City
- ALLENTOWN
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18109
- Mailing
- 1242 S CLINTON AVENUE 2ND FLOOR, TRENTON, NJ 08611
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
- 238160
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Mar 27, 2015
- Abate by
- Apr 15, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents. a) 1500 Airport Rd., Allentown, PA, Roof: On or about January 16, 2015, employees were not wearing eye protection while using a Hitachi pneumatic-powered nail gun to install roof shingle, exposing employee to potential serious eye injury.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $1600
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Mar 27, 2015
- Abate by
- Apr 15, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. a) 1500 Airport Rd., Allentown, PA, Roof: On or about January 16, 2015, six employees were working on a low pitch, one-story non-residential structure along the perimeter edge without a guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, exposing employees to a fall hazard of not less than 10 feet.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $1600
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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 340217314.
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