QUAKERTOWN, PA —
OSHA Inspection: BORTZ CONSTRUCTION, LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BORTZ CONSTRUCTION, LLC in 280 N. WESTEND BLVD, QUAKERTOWN, PA 18951 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 344402276.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BORTZ CONSTRUCTION, LLC
- Site address
- 280 N. WESTEND BLVD
- City
- QUAKERTOWN
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18951
- Mailing
- 406 OLEY RD, FLEETWOOD, PA 19522
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
- 238130
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B10
- Issued
- Nov 14, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,273 · Current $1,684 Reduced
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 and 50-feet (15.25 m) wide or less, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net. a) 280 N. Westend Blvd Quakertown, PA: On or about October 24, 2019, employees installed sheathing on the low sloped roof of a one-story, commercial building, but fall protection was not used.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1684
- — Z (S) $2273
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Nov 14, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $1,705 · Current $1,116 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Because of the portable ladder's length, the ladder side rails did not extend to at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access and the ladder was not secured at its top to a ridge. (a) 280 N. Westend Blvd Quakertown, PA: On or about October 24, 2019, employees used a portable, 24-foot aluminum extension ladder to access a roof, but the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1116
- — Z (S) $1705
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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 344402276.
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