READING, PA —
OSHA Inspection: G & H CONSTRUCTION
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of G & H CONSTRUCTION in 2013 REDWOOD AVE, READING, PA 19610 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 340535673.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- G & H CONSTRUCTION
- Site address
- 2013 REDWOOD AVE
- City
- READING
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19610
- Mailing
- 244 WEST MAIN STREET SUITE C, MOORESTOWN, NJ 08057
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2015
- Abate by
- Jun 29, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,150 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 (b): a) 2013 Redwood Ave, Reading, PA; Employees were installing foam insulation 9 feet above the ground without the use of fall protection, on or about 04/13/2015. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1150
- — Z (S) $1600
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2015
- Abate by
- Jul 29, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $850 Reduced
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) 2013 Redwood Ave, Reading, PA; An employee was installing foam insulation 9 feet above the ground without being provided with fall hazard recognition training, on or about 04/13/2015. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $850
- — Z (S) $1200
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2015
- Abate by
- Jun 29, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed: a) 2013 Redwood Ave, Reading, PA; Employees were using a Werner 24 Foot Extension Ladder to access the roof work area that was not placed 3 feet above the landing, on or about 04/13/2015. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $800
- — Z (S) $1200
1926.20 B01
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2015
- Abate by
- Jun 29, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part: a) 2013 Redwood Ave, Reading, PA; The employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program for employees that were installing foam insulation on a residential structure, on or about 04/13/2015. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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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 340535673.
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