PHILADELPHIA, PA —
OSHA Inspection: GEN-CON EXCAVATION, INC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of GEN-CON EXCAVATION, INC in 948 SECOND STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19123 (NAICS 238220). OSHA activity number 344292099.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GEN-CON EXCAVATION, INC
- Site address
- 948 SECOND STREET
- City
- PHILADELPHIA
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19123
- Mailing
- 9835 VERREE ROAD, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19115
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 238220
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 22, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,842 · Current $1,989 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees: a. 948 Second Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123 - The employer did not ensure that a safe means of egress (ladder, stairway, or ramp) was located in a trench that was approximately five feet, six inches in depth. Employees were exposed to cave-in hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1989.4
- — Z (S) $2842
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 22, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,978 · Current $2,785 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c). a. 948 Second Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123 - The employer did not provide adequate protection against cave-ins for two employees working in a trench with vertical walls that measured five feet, six inches in depth. These employees were exposed to struck-by and asphyxia hazards. The violation was observed on 08/16/19.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2784.6
- — Z (S) $3978
1926.701 B
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 22, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,978 · Current $2,785 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.701(b): All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and/or into which employees could fall, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement: a. 948 Second Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123 - The employer did not ensure that all protruding reinforcing steel or rebar was properly guarded. Employees entering the trench were exposed to the hazard of impalement by falling upon or tripping into uncapped rebar. The violation was observed on 08/16/19.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2784.6
- — Z (S) $3978
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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 344292099.
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