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OSHA Inspection: F/J HESS & SONS PLUMBING, HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING, INC.

Complaint inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of F/J HESS & SONS PLUMBING, HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING, INC. in THE BANK 8 WEST MARKET STREET, WILKES BARRE, PA 18701 (NAICS 238220). OSHA activity number 342956166.

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Site address
THE BANK 8 WEST MARKET STREET
City
WILKES BARRE
State
PA
ZIP
18701
Mailing
116 MCTA DRIVE, SWIFTWATER, PA 18370
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238220
Employees
8
Ownership type
A

1 citation on file for this inspection.

1926.1101 K03 I

Other-than-serious 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Jun 14, 2018
Abate by
Jul 5, 2018
Penalty
Initial $3,298 · Current $2,473 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(3)(i): Before the employer permitted their own employees to perform work subject to this standard in areas containing asbestos-containing material (ACM) and presumed asbestos-containing material (PACM), the employer did not identify the presence, location and quantity of ACM and/or PACM therein pursuant to 29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(1):    a) The Bank, Pipe Chase on the 6th, 7th, and 8th Floors:  Employees performed HVAC construction activities in a pipe chase that contained non-intact asbestos pipe insulation, and the employer failed to identify the presence, location, and quantity of ACM/PACM in the work area, as discovered on or about 02/16/2018.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $2473
  • — Z (S) $3298

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 342956166.

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