WHITEHALL, PA —
OSHA Inspection: ABLE ROOFING, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of ABLE ROOFING, INC. in 3017 SECPND STREET, WHITEHALL, PA 18052 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 340492305.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ABLE ROOFING, INC.
- Site address
- 3017 SECPND STREET
- City
- WHITEHALL
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18052
- Mailing
- 312 SUMNER AVE, ALLENTOWN, PA 18102
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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.
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced
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) Second Street Whitehall, Roof - On or about March 27, 2015, employees were conducting roofing work while using pneumatic nail guns without wearing any form of eye protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1120
- — Z (S) $1600
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 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, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501. a) Second Street Whitehall, Roof- On or about March 27, 2015, employees were conducting residential roofing activities 17 feet or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1400
- — Z (S) $2000
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support. a) Second Street Whitehall, Roof- On or about March 27, 2015, employees were conducting residential roofing activities 17 feet or more above lower levels while using a ladder for access that did not extend at least three feet above the access point
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1400
- — 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 340492305.
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