PERKASIE, PA —
OSHA Inspection: H. MININGER & SONS, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of H. MININGER & SONS, INC. in 3668 RIDGE ROAD, PERKASIE, PA 18944 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 342416716.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- H. MININGER & SONS, INC.
- Site address
- 3668 RIDGE ROAD
- City
- PERKASIE
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18944
- Mailing
- 693 CLEMENS ROAD, TELFORD, PA 18969
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 236220
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.453 B02 V
- Issued
- Sep 14, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,309 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt with lanyard attached to the boom or basket was not worn by employee(s) working from an aerial lift. a) 3668 Ridge Road, Perkasie, PA, Worksite - On or about June 22, 2017, employees were working from a JLG 660SJ aerial lift, at a working height in excess of 16 feet above grade, while not wearing personal fall arrest harnesses with lanyards attached to the boom or basket.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500
- — Z (S) $2309
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Sep 14, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 26, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,309 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. a) 3668 Ridge Road, Perkasie, PA, Roof - on or about June 22, 2017, employees are conducting carpentry work, approximately 16 feet above grade, without utilizing any means of fall protection. b) 3668 Ridge Road, Perkasie, PA, Roof - on or about June 22, 2017, employees are conducting carpentry work, while accessing a second floor landing that has an unguarded edge, approximately 9 feet above the lower level, without utilizing any means of fall protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500
- — Z (S) $2309
1926.1052 B01
- Issued
- Sep 14, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 26, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $1,847 · Current $1,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1052(b)(1): Foot traffic was not prohibited on stairways where the treads and/or landings of pan stairs were to be filled in with concrete or other material at a later date and stairs were not temporarily fitted with wood or other solid material at least to the top edge of each pan: a3668 Ridge Road, Perkasie, PA, Worksite - On or about June 22, 2017, employees were working on the second floor of a church construction project, while using a stairway where the treads were to be filled in with concrete or other material at a later date, but the stairs were not temporarily fitted with wood or other solid material at least to the top edge of each pan.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1200
- — Z (S) $1847
1926.1052 C01 II
- Issued
- Sep 14, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 26, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with a stair rail system along each unprotected side or edge: a3668 Ridge Road, Perkasie, PA, Worksite - On or about June 22, 2017, employees were working on the second floor of a residential home project, while using a stairway rising more than 30 inches above a lower level to access the upper floor which did not have a stair rail system along its unprotected side.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Sep 14, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $1,570 · Current $1,450 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed: a) 3668 Ridge Road, Perkasie, PA, Worksite - on or about June 22, 2017, employees are using an extension ladder to access the upper level of a construction project, approximately nine feet above the lower level, but the ladder's side rails were not extended at least three feet above the upper landing surface.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1450
- — Z (S) $1570
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- Sep 14, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 26, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders shall be used only for the purpose for which they were designed. a) 3668 Ridge Road, Perkasie, PA, Worksite - on or about June 22, 2017, employees are using an unopened stepladder to access a roof from a lower level, in a manner contrary to the stepladder's design.
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 342416716.
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