WILKES BARRE, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: KIM ASHTON
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of KIM ASHTON in 588 HAZLE ST, WILKES BARRE, PA 18702 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 344403381.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KIM ASHTON
- Site address
- 588 HAZLE ST
- City
- WILKES BARRE
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18702
- Mailing
- 101 E GREEN ST, NANTICOKE, PA 18634
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B10
- Issued
- Dec 5, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978
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 the use of a guardrail system, safety net system, personal fall arrest system, warning line system, or a safety monitoring system. a) 588 Hazle Street, Wilkes-Barre: Employees were not protected from falling by use of a guardrail system, safety net system, personal fall arrest system, warning line system or a safety monitoring system while performing roofing construction activities from a low slope (2:12 pitch) roof, exposing employees to a fall hazard of more than 35 feet to the ground level, observed on or about October 25, 2019.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $3978
1926.1053 B08
- Issued
- Dec 5, 2019
- Abate by
- Dec 13, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,842 · Current $2,842
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(8): Ladders placed in a location where they could be displaced by workplace activities or traffic, such as in passageways, doorways, or driveways, were not secured to prevent accidental displacement, nor was a barricade used to keep the activities or traffic away from the ladder: a) 588 Hazle Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA: An aluminum extension ladder (Mfr unknown) used by employees to gain access to the roof was placed in the roadway and was not secured to prevent accidental displacement nor was a barricade used to keep the activities or traffic away from the ladder, exposing employees to fall or struck-by hazard, observed on or about October 25, 2019. Abatement Certification Required
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2842
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 344403381.
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