WHITEHALL, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: EDGAR'S CONTRACTORS INC.
Programmed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a programmed Related safety inspection of EDGAR'S CONTRACTORS INC. in 3130 N FOURTH STREET, WHITEHALL, PA 18052 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 340852185.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- EDGAR'S CONTRACTORS INC.
- Site address
- 3130 N FOURTH STREET
- City
- WHITEHALL
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18052
- Mailing
- 5610 MANOR DRIVE, DUBLIN, PA 18917
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Programmed Related (I)
- 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
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Sep 11, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $5,600 · Current $5,600
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) 3130 North 4th St., Whitehall, PA, Roof: On or about August 17, 2015, workers were conducting residential roofing work, approximately nine feet above grade, without utilizing any means of fall protection. The Edgar's Contractors Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 934666, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on October 23, 2013), with respect to a workplace located at 1543 Eaton Avenue, Bethlehem, PA.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (R) $5600
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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 340852185.
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