ALLENTOWN, PA —
OSHA Inspection: PENN QUAKER SITE CONTRACTORS, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of PENN QUAKER SITE CONTRACTORS, INC. in NORTH 31ST STREET, ALLENTOWN, PA 18104 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 341949329.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PENN QUAKER SITE CONTRACTORS, INC.
- Site address
- NORTH 31ST STREET
- City
- ALLENTOWN
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18104
- Mailing
- 267 B DANIELS ROAD, NAZARETH, PA 18064
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238910
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.28 A
- Issued
- Mar 10, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $1,847 · Current $1,413 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.28(a): The employer did not require the wearing of appropriate personal protective equipment in all operations where there is an exposure to hazardous conditions. a) North 31st St. Allentown, PA 18104: On or about December 2, 2016, two employees worked approximately 10 feet below grade without wearing any type of head protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1412.5
- — Z (S) $1847
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Mar 10, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,803 · Current $1,413 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(c). The employer had not complied with the provisions of 29 CFR 1926.652(b)(1)(i): (a) Trench Excavation Work Area: On or about December 2, 2016, employees worked approximately 10 feet below grade, but did not have cave-in protection, exposing employees to injury. (b) Trench Excavation Work Area: On or about December 2, 2016, employees worked approximately 10 feet below grade, but did not have cave-in protection along the path of egress, exposing employees to injury.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1412.5
- — Z (S) $3803
1926.652 G01 II
- Issued
- Mar 10, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(g)(1)(ii): Shields were not installed in a manner to restrict lateral or other hazardous movement of the shield in the event of the application of sudden lateral loads: (a) Trench Excavation Work Area: On or about December 2, 2016, employees worked inside an excavation trench approximately 10 feet below grade, but the trench box used was not installed in a manner to restrict lateral or other hazardous movement of the shield.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.652 C02 III
- Issued
- Mar 10, 2017
- Abate by
- Mar 29, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(c)(2)(iii): Manufacturer's specifications, recommendations, and limitations, and manufacturer's approval to deviate from the specifications, recommendations, and limitations were not in written form at the jobsite during construction of t (a) Trench Excavation Work Area: On or about December 2, 2016, employees worked inside a trench excavation approximately 10 feet below grade, where a trench shield system was in use, but the employer did not maintain a copy of the shield system manufacturer's tabulated data maintained at the jobsite.
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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 341949329.
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