BETHLEHEM, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: PROBUILD COMPANY, LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of PROBUILD COMPANY, LLC in 1325 CHELSEA AVE., BETHLEHEM, PA 18018 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 341579001.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PROBUILD COMPANY, LLC
- Site address
- 1325 CHELSEA AVE.
- City
- BETHLEHEM
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18018
- Mailing
- 817 E. GATE DR., MOUNT LAUREL, NJ 08054
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
- 238130
- Employees
- 17
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.503 C03
- Issued
- Jul 29, 2016
- Abate by
- Aug 31, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,675 · Current $3,175 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(c)(3): Inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill. a) On or about June 22, 2016, employees performing residential framing work were exposed to fall hazards without utilizing effective means of fall protection.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3175
- · Z (S) $4675
1926.502 D06 I
- Issued
- Jul 29, 2016
- Abate by
- Aug 10, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(i): Snap hooks were connected directly to webbing, rope or wire rope: a) Third Floor, Trusses - on or about June 22, 2016, employees installing trusses onto a multi-unit residence, working between approximately 9 to 33 feet, used vertical lifeline fall arrest systems with snap hooks directly engaged to the rope.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.502 D16 III
- Issued
- Jul 29, 2016
- Abate by
- Aug 10, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level: a) Third Floor, Trusses - on or about June 22, 2016, employees installed trusses with the use of personal fall arrest systems which were not properly rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than six feet or contact any lower level.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B13
- Issued
- Jul 29, 2016
- Abate by
- Aug 10, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,675 · Current $4,675
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step: a) Third Floor, Trusses - on or about June 22, 2016, employees installing trusses climbed onto the top step of a six feet portable A-frame ladder to access levels at nine feet heights, exposing employees to fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4675
- · Z (S) $4675
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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 341579001.
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