COOPERSBURG, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: BORTZ MASONRY, INC.
Programmed Other inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a programmed Other safety inspection of BORTZ MASONRY, INC. in 3551 LANARK ROAD, COOPERSBURG, PA 18036 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 340887736.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BORTZ MASONRY, INC.
- Site address
- 3551 LANARK ROAD
- City
- COOPERSBURG
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18036
- Mailing
- 4754 SCHANTZ ROAD, ALLENTOWN, PA 18104
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Programmed Other (K)
- 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
- 238140
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Sep 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Platform(s) on all working levels of scaffolds, were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail supports such that the space between adjacent units, and the space between the platform and the uprights is not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports: a) Carmelite Monastery, Worksite, Scaffolding - on or about August 28, 2015, an employee was accessing the working level of a tubular welded frame scaffold at a point approximately 35 feet above grade where the access point was not fully planked between its uprights.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1960
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.451 C03
- Issued
- Sep 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(3): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights shall be plumb and braced to prevent swaying and displacement. a) Carmelite Monastery, Worksite, Scaffolding - on or about August 28, 2015, an employee was working from a section of tubular welded frame scaffold at a point approximately 35 feet above grade where the section was not braced by crossbracing to prevent swaying and displacement.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Sep 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section: a) Carmelite Monastery, Worksite, Scaffolding - on or about August 28, 2015, an employee was working from a section of tubular welded frame scaffold at a point approximately 35 feet above grade without the necessary protection from falling to that lower level.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.451 G04 I
- Issued
- Sep 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms. a) Carmelite Monastery, Worksite, Scaffolding - on or about August 28, 2015, an employee was working from a section of tubular welded frame scaffold at a point approximately 35 feet above grade without having guardrail systems installed along all open sides and ends of platforms.
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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 340887736.
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