PHILADELPHIA, PA —
OSHA Inspection: JENKINTOWN BUILDING SERVICES, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of JENKINTOWN BUILDING SERVICES, INC. in 700 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 (NAICS 561790). OSHA activity number 342723426.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- JENKINTOWN BUILDING SERVICES, INC.
- Site address
- 700 WALNUT STREET
- City
- PHILADELPHIA
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19106
- Mailing
- 101 GREENWOOD AVE, SUITE 305, JENKINTOWN, PA 19046
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
- 561790
- Employees
- 80
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.28 B01 I
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $17,745 · Current $11,534 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that was 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by one or more of the following: guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems: a) 700 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 - The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that was 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling in that an employee was performing exterior window cleaning on a ledge approximately 20 feet above the lower level without a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, thus exposing the employee to a fall hazard. This condition was observed on October 23, 2017. Jenkintown Building Services, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1129643, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on April 6, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 3737 Market St., Philadelphia, PA.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $11534.25
- — Z (R) $17745
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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 342723426.
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