BLUE BELL, PA —
OSHA Inspection: PENN BUILDERS, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of PENN BUILDERS, INC. in 1721 YOST RD, BLUE BELL, PA 19422 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 345189617.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PENN BUILDERS, INC.
- Site address
- 1721 YOST RD
- City
- BLUE BELL
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19422
- Mailing
- 2275 OLD BETHLEHEM PIKE, QUAKERTOWN, PA 18951
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 35
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B04 II
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2021
- Abate by
- Aug 11, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $5,803 · Current $4,236 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(ii):Each employee on a walking/working surface was not protected from tripping in or stepping into or through holes (including skylights) by covers: (a) 1721 Yost Rd Blue Bell, PA, Roof: On or about March 10, 2021, employees worked around holes on the flat roof of a two-level commercial building that was not protected from tripping in or stepping into or through holes and exposed to a 14 feet fall hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4236
- — Z (S) $5803
1926.502 I04
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2021
- Abate by
- Aug 11, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(i)(4):All covers were not color coded or marked with the word "HOLE" or "COVER" to provide warning of the hazard: (a) 1721 Yost Rd Blue Bell, PA, Roof: On or about March 10, 2021, employees worked on a roof where multiple covered-holes existed, but not all the covers were color-coded or marked with the work "HOLE" or "COVER".
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.701 B
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2021
- Abate by
- Aug 11, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $4,642 · Current $3,076 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) 1721 Yost Rd Blue Bell, PA, First-level roof top: On or about March 10, 2021, employees worked on a roof where eight pieces of reinforcing steel were not all capped/covered to eliminate the impalement hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3076
- — Z (S) $4642
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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 345189617.
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