QUAKERTOWN, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: NEXT ERA, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of NEXT ERA, INC. in 1150 HELLER ROAD, QUAKERTOWN, PA 18951 (NAICS 238310). OSHA activity number 342471307.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NEXT ERA, INC.
- Site address
- 1150 HELLER ROAD
- City
- QUAKERTOWN
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18951
- Mailing
- 1201 N GATE INDUSTRIAL DR, BALL GROUND, GA 30107
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 238310
- Employees
- 100
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B10
- Issued
- Sep 18, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 28, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,387 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system. a) 1150 Heller Road, Quakertown, PA, Worksite, Roof - on or about July 10, 2017, employees were working on a low slope roof, approximately 20 feet above a lower level, without utilizing any means of fall protection. b) 1150 Heller Road, Quakertown, PA Worksite - on or about July 10, 2017, employees were performing roofing work on an elevated surface, approximately eight feet above the lower level, without utilizing guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4000
- · Z (S) $5387
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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 342471307.
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