OSHA Inspection: MONAHAN BUILDING, LLC

Issued

May 8, 2018

Abate by

May 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $2,217

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.25(a): During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs, debris was not kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures:  (a)  8th & Samson, Philadelphia - On or about 2/26/18, the employer allowed construction debris to accumulate on and in the stairway access to the roof, exposing employees to slip, trip & fall hazards.

Issued

May 8, 2018

Abate by

May 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $2,217

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.152(a)(1): Containers other than approved metal safety cans or DOT approved containers were used for the handling and use of flammable liquids in quantities of 5 gallons or less:  (a)  8th & Samson, Philadelphia - On or about 2/26/18, gasoline was stored in and dispensed from a non-approved container, exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

May 8, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.152(a)(2): Flammable or combustible liquids were stored in area(s) normally used for the safe passage of people:  (a)  8th & Samson, Philadelphia - On or about 2/26/18, gasoline was stored in a stairway, exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

May 8, 2018

Abate by

May 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,663 · Current $1,663

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(i): Employer did not use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section, or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites:  (a)  8th & Samson, Philadelphia - On or about 2/26/18, an extension cord and compressor were not grounded or protected with a GFCI, exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

May 8, 2018

Abate by

May 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous:  (a)  8th & Samson, Philadelphia - On or about 2/26/18, an electric air compressor did not have a continuous path to ground, exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

May 8, 2018

Abate by

May 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(C): Receptacles used on temporary wiring were not of the grounding type:  (a)  8th & Samson, Philadelphia - On or about 2/26/18, receptacles used to supply power to equipment including but not limited to air compressors, were not of the grounding type, exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

May 8, 2018

Abate by

May 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  (a)  8th & Samson, Philadelphia - On or about 2/26/18, the power cord for an air compressor was not provided with strain relief, exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

May 8, 2018

Abate by

May 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,881 · Current $3,881

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.  Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system.  (a)  8th & Samson, Philadelphia - On or about 2/26/18, employees performing roofing work were not provided with an adequate fall protection system, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

May 8, 2018

Abate by

May 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,663 · Current $1,663

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(f)(2)(ii): The rope, wire, or chain was not rigged or supported in such a way that its lowest point (including sag) was not less than 34 inches (0.9 m) from the walking/working surface and its highest point no more than 39 inches (1.0 m) from the walking/working surface.  (a)  8th & Samson, Philadelphia - On or about 2/26/18, the warning line system in use had flagged rope which was less than 34 inches from the walking working surface, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

May 8, 2018

Penalty

Initial $265 · Current $265

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(iv): There was not at least one fire extinguisher located adjacent to stairways on each floor of a multistory building:  (a)  8th & Samson, Philadelphia - On or about 2/26/18, the employer did not provide operable fire extinguishers adjacent to each stairway at each floor, exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

May 8, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(viii): Portable fire extinguishers were not inspected periodically and maintained in accordance with Maintenance and Use of Portable Fire Extinguishers, N.F.P.A. No. 10A-1970:  (a)  8th & Samson, Philadelphia - On or about 2/26/18, the employer did not maintain fire extinguishers which were used or otherwise emptied, exposing employees to fire hazards.