PENNSBURG, PA —
OSHA Inspection: BORO DEVELOPERS, INC.
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of BORO DEVELOPERS, INC. in 901 MONTGOMERY AVENUE UPPER PERKIOMEN MIDDLE SCHOOL, PENNSBURG, PA 18073 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 343699971.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BORO DEVELOPERS, INC.
- Site address
- 901 MONTGOMERY AVENUE UPPER PERKIOMEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
- City
- PENNSBURG
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18073
- Mailing
- 400 FEHELEY DRIVE, KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- 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
- 236220
- Employees
- 180
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 C01 II
- Issued
- May 23, 2019
- Abate by
- Jun 10, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $7,246 · Current $6,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1)(ii): Supported scaffolds with a height to base width ratio of more than four to one (4:1) were not restrained from tipping by installing guys, ties, and braces at the closest horizontal member to the 4:1 height and were not installed at each end of the scaffold: a) Supported Scaffold Northwest Entrance - On or about January 8, 2019, a Biljax brand supported scaffold with a height to base width ratio of more than four to one (4:1) was not restrained from tipping by installing guys, ties, and braces at the closest horizontal member to the 4:1 height. b) Supported Scaffold Northwest Entrance - On or about January 8, 2019, a Biljax brand supported scaffold with a height to base width ratio of more than four to one (4:1) was not restrained from tipping by installing guys, ties, and braces at each end of the scaffold.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6500
- — Z (S) $7246
1926.454 C
- Issued
- May 23, 2019
- Abate by
- Jun 10, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(c): The employer had reason to believe that an employee lacked the skill or understanding needed for safe work involving the erection, use or dismantling of scaffolds, and the employer did not retrain such employee so that the requisite proficiency was regained: a) Supported Scaffold Northwest Entrance - On or about January 8, 2019, employees working from a Biljax brand supported scaffold and a Hydro Mobile brand mason's adjustable scaffold were not retrained after a fall occurred from the scaffold systems which did not comply with portions of Subpart L.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- May 23, 2019
- Abate by
- Jun 10, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $13,260 · Current $12,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section: a) Supported Scaffold Northwest Entrance - On or about January 8, 2019, employees working from and between multiple scaffold systems more than 20 feet above ground level were not protected at all times from falling to a lower level or contact with other fixed object by sufficient personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $12000
- — Z (S) $13260
1926.502 D06 II
- Issued
- May 23, 2019
- Abate by
- Jun 10, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $7,246 · Current $6,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(ii): Snaphooks of the locking type that were connected to each other were not designed to be used in such a configuration. a) Supported Scaffold Northwest Entrance - On or about January 9, 2019 a Fall Tech brand shock absorbing lanyard and a Fall Tech brand self-retracting lifeline were connected together by their self-locking snap hooks which were not designed by the manufacturer for use in that manner.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6500
- — Z (S) $7246
1926.502 D16 III
- Issued
- May 23, 2019
- Abate by
- Jun 10, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $7,246 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level: a) Supported Scaffold Northwest Entrance - On or about January 9, 2019 a Fall Tech brand shock absorbing lanyard and a Fall Tech brand self-retracting lifeline were connected together and extended at a distance which could cause the employee to free fall more than 6 feet or contact a lower level or other fixed object.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $7246
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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 343699971.
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