ALLENTOWN, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: KERST CONTRACTORS
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of KERST CONTRACTORS in 1245 MARSHALL ST., ALLENTOWN, PA 18104 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 341836542.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KERST CONTRACTORS
- Site address
- 1245 MARSHALL ST.
- City
- ALLENTOWN
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18104
- Mailing
- 8 EMILY ST., TRENTON, NJ 08610
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 238160
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.28 A
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2016
- Abate by
- Nov 14, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,138 · Current $2,138
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.28(a): Appropriate personal protective equipment was not worn by employee(s) in all operations where there was exposure to hazardous conditions: a) 1245 Marshall St. Allentown, PA, Roof: On or about October 11, 2016, employees were not wearing eye protection while using a pneumatic-powered nail gun.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2138
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,138 · Current $2,138
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) 1245 Marshall St. Allentown, PA, Roof: On or about October 11, 2016, employees were working on a residential roof, approximately eight feet above grade, without utilizing any means of fall protection.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2138
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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 341836542.
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