WILLIAMSPORT, PA —
OSHA Inspection: WATSON CONSTRUCTION
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of WATSON CONSTRUCTION in 823 HIGH STREET, WILLIAMSPORT, PA 17701 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 344255310.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WATSON CONSTRUCTION
- Site address
- 823 HIGH STREET
- City
- WILLIAMSPORT
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17701
- Mailing
- 2051 POCO FARM ROAD, WILLIAMSPORT, PA 17701
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 238160
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 8, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,273 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b): a) 823 High Street, Williamsport, PA an employee performing roofing work on a steep roof with a potential fall of approximately 20 feet was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor was the employee provided with an alternative fall protection measure on or about August 23, 2019. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $2273
- — Z (S) $2273
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 8, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,273 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. a) 823 High Street, Williamsport, Pa: An employee performing roofing work on a steep roof was utilizing a portable ladder that was not extended at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface of a roof, on or about August 23, 2019. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $2273
- — Z (S) $2273
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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 344255310.
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