PHILADELPHIA, PA —
OSHA Inspection: PENNSYLVANIA STEEL ERECTORS
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of PENNSYLVANIA STEEL ERECTORS in 1441 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102 (NAICS 238120). OSHA activity number 342692654.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PENNSYLVANIA STEEL ERECTORS
- Site address
- 1441 CHESTNUT STREET
- City
- PHILADELPHIA
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19102
- Mailing
- 3275 PENN STREET, HATFIELD, PA 19440
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238120
- Employees
- 15
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2018
- Abate by
- Apr 19, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,174 · Current $5,174
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to fall hazards caused by the operation of a powered mobile scaffold in a manner prohibited by the manufacturer: a) 1441 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102, 8th Floor - The employer did not ensure that the rigging equipment was loaded in excess of its recommended safe working load as prescribed on the ID markings by manufacturer. Abatement note: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable means of abatement would be to retrain all personnel who use the mobile scaffold and their supervisors on the proper operation of the mobile scaffold, including all manufacturer safety precautions. This condition was noted on or about October 3, 2017.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $5174
- — Z (S) $5174
1926.451 F01
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2018
- Abate by
- Apr 19, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,174 · Current $5,174
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(1): Scaffold and/or scaffold components were loaded in excess of their maximum intended loads or rated capacities, whichever was less: a) 1441 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102, 8th Floor - The employer did not ensure that a powered mobile scaffold used by an employee was not loaded in excess of its rated capacity of 550 pounds, in that while an employee was on the platform the employee raised the platform with a sling attached to the platform with an approximately 1,500-pound steel beam, thus exposing the employee to fall hazards of approximately 10 to 15 feet above the lower level, a concrete floor. This condition was noted on or about October 3, 2017.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $5174
- — Z (S) $5174
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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 342692654.
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