KING OF PRUSSIA, PA —
OSHA Inspection: BUILDING SYSTEMS INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BUILDING SYSTEMS INC. in 280 GODDARD BLVD, KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 342908761.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BUILDING SYSTEMS INC.
- Site address
- 280 GODDARD BLVD
- City
- KING OF PRUSSIA
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19406
- Mailing
- 131 WALLACE AVE SUITE 8, DOWNINGTOWN, PA 19335
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 238140
- Employees
- 50
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 F03
- Issued
- Apr 20, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift. a) 280 Goddard Blvd., King of Prussia, PA - on or about January 29, 2018 employees were working on a tubular welded frame scaffold with highly visible defects, including missing components, that was not inspected by a competent person prior to use.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $9054
1926.454 C03
- Issued
- Apr 20, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $1,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(c)(3): Where inadequacies in an affected employee's work involving scaffolds indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite proficiency. [61 FR 46025, Aug. 30, 1996]
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1000
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Apr 20, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used. a) 280 Goddard Blvd., King of Prussia, PA - on or about January 29, 2018, employees were using tubular welded frame scaffolding to perform masonry work on a stair tower, but the employer did not provide an approved means of accessing the scaffold.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 G02
- Issued
- Apr 20, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $12,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(2): Effective September 2, 1997, the employer shall have a competent person determine the feasibility and safety of providing fall protection for employees erecting or dismantling supported scaffolds. Employers are required to provide fall protection for employees erecting or dismantling supported scaffolds where the installation and use of such protection is feasible and does not create a greater hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $12000
- — Z (S) $9054
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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 342908761.
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