OSHA Inspection: BROAD STREET EXTRA, LLC

Issued

Oct 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation.  a) 1221 Broad St Philadelphia, PA- Employees laying cinder blocks were exposed to a collapse hazard as the fabricated frame scaffold did not bare on base plates or a firm foundation.  The fabricated frame scaffold was erected on cinder blocks and stacked scrap wood. Observed on or about June 10, 2015.

Issued

Oct 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used:   a) 1221 Broad St Philadelphia, PA - Employees were not provided with a safe means of access and/or egress to the fabricated frame scaffold platform, exposing them to fall hazards. Employees were using the side frame of the scaffold to access and/or egress from the working levels. Observed on or about June 10, 2015.

Issued

Oct 2, 2015

Abate by

Oct 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs necessary to ensure compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Standards:   a) 1221 Broad St, Philadelphia, PA - The employer did not develop and implement a safety/health program to assist employees with the recognition and control of workplace hazards, on or about June 10, 2015.