OSHA Inspection: MAXIMUM FIRE ESCAPES

Issued

2018-08-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5174.00 · Current $3622.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.305(a)(1): The manufacturer's rated capacity was not legibly marked on all jacks:    a) 2842 W. Girard Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19130, outside rear of building - The employer did not ensure that a wheeled hydraulic floor jack was marked with the manufacturer's rated capacity marked when employees used the jack to lift a deteriorated fire escape, thus exposing employees to fall and struck-by hazards.  This condition was observed on or about February 20, 2018.

Issued

2018-08-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    a) 2842 W. Girard Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19130, outside rear of building - The employer did not instruct employees in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations to their work environment to control or eliminate hazards, thus exposing employees to fall, stuck-by and electric shock hazards.  This condition was observed on or about February 20, 2018.

Issued

2018-08-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5174.00 · Current $3622.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.305(c): When it was necessary to provide a firm foundation, the base of the jack was not blocked or cribbed, and a wood block was not placed between the cap and the load where there was a possibility of slippage of the metal cap of the jack:    a) 2842 W. Girard Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19130, outside rear of building - The employer did not ensure that the base of the hydraulic floor jack was blocked or cribbed when in use to provide a firm foundation nor was there a block of wood placed between the cap and the load to prevent slippage thus exposing employees to struck-by and fall hazards. This condition was observed on or about February 20, 2018.

Issued

2018-08-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-09-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5174.00 · Current $3622.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:    a) 2842 W. Girard Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19130, outside rear of building - The employer did not ensure that employees who used an automobile-type floor jack and 12-foot steel tube to raise a steel fire escape, on which laid a service drop power line was energized to more than 50 volts, were protected against electric shock.  This condition was observed on or about February 20, 2018.