SCHWENKSVILLE, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: M.A. CARDY CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Unprogrammed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related safety inspection of M.A. CARDY CONSTRUCTION, INC. in MEADOW GLEN AT SKIPPACK LOTS 259 & 260, SCHWENKSVILLE, PA 19473 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 342253440.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- M.A. CARDY CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- MEADOW GLEN AT SKIPPACK LOTS 259 & 260
- City
- SCHWENKSVILLE
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19473
- Mailing
- 1630 SHENKEL ROAD, POTTSTOWN, PA 19465
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Related (G)
- 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
- 238130
- Employees
- 1
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Apr 18, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $1,570 · Current $1,178 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) Meadow Glen at Skippack, Lot 259 - on or about April 12, 2017, employees were performing frame carpentry work next to an improperly guarded floor opening, approximately 8 feet, 6 inches below the upper level. b) Meadow Glen at Skippack, Lot 259 - on or about April 12, 2017, employees were performing frame carpentry work, approximately 9 feet, 3 inches above grade, near an improperly guarded patio door wall opening. c) Meadow Glen at Skippack, Lot 260 - on or about April 12, 2017, employees were performing frame carpentry work while obtaining material from a storage location located next to the basement stairwell opening, approximately 8 feet, 8 inches above the lower level, without having a secured floor hole cover marked HOLE or COVER . d) Meadow Glen at Skippack, Lot 260 - on or about April 12, 2017, employees were performing frame carpentry work while obtaining material from a storage location located next to an improperly guarded patio door wall opening 10 feet, 8 inches above grade.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1177.5
- · Z (S) $1570
1926.1051 A
- Issued
- Apr 18, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $1,177 · Current $883 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1051(a): Stairways or ladders were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, and no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided: a) Meadow Glen at Skippack, Lot 259 - on or about April 12, 2017, employees were performing frame carpentry work while accessing the first floor of the structure, approximately 32 inches above grade, without being provided with an appropriate means of access such as, but not limited to, a ramp or stairway, to reach the upper level. b) Meadow Glen at Skippack, Lot 260 - on or about April 12, 2017, employees were performing frame carpentry work while accessing the first floor of the structure, approximately 32 inches above grade, without being provided with an appropriate means of access such as, but not limited to, a ramp or stairway, to reach the upper level.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $882.75
- · Z (S) $1177
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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 342253440.
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