PHILADELPHIA, PA —
OSHA Inspection: FERKO PLUMBING & HEATING CO., INC.
Unprogrammed Other inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Other safety inspection of FERKO PLUMBING & HEATING CO., INC. in 115 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 (NAICS 238220). OSHA activity number 340831957.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- FERKO PLUMBING & HEATING CO., INC.
- Site address
- 115 WALNUT STREET
- City
- PHILADELPHIA
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19106
- Mailing
- 2642 MERCER ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19125
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Other (I)
- 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
- 238220
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge 6 feet or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system. a) 115 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 - Employee installing vents was exposed to fall hazard of approx. 40 feet without the use of a fall protection system, on or about 6/17/2015.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1960
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2015
- Abate by
- Nov 4, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not train each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards to enable them to recognize fall hazards and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards: a) 115 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103 - Employee installing vents through a roof was not trained to recognize fall hazards, on or about 6/17/2015.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1052 C01 II
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 6, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $1,680 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with a stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge: (a) 115 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103 - Employees were utilizing 4 flights of stairways without railings to access various levels of the structure, including, but not limited to, the roof, on or about 6/17/15.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1680
- — Z (S) $2400
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 6, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s): a) 115 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103 - No safety inspection was completed at the jobsite prior to employees working, exposing the employees to various unidentified hazards, on or about 6/17/15.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $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 340831957.
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