BETHLEHEM, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: EDWARDS MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of EDWARDS MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS in 1325 CHELSEA AVE., BETHLEHEM, PA 18018 (NAICS 238220). OSHA activity number 341578946.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- EDWARDS MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS
- Site address
- 1325 CHELSEA AVE.
- City
- BETHLEHEM
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18018
- Mailing
- 883 MUNICIPAL ROAD, WALNUTPORT, PA 18088
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 238220
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Jul 19, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 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) North Side, 2nd Floor - on or about June 22, 2016, employees were performing mechanical installation work in a new residential project, accessing the second floor via an extension ladder, approximately nine feet above the lower level, which did not have the unused portion of upper landing area protected to prevent falling to the lower level. b) South Side, 2nd Floor - on or about June 22, 2016, employees were performing mechanical installation work in a new residential project, accessing the second floor via an extension ladder, approximately nine feet above the lower level, which did not have the unused portion of upper landing area protected to prevent falling to the lower level.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1500
- · Z (S) $2000
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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 341578946.
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