KENNETT SQUARE, PA —
OSHA Inspection: ATLANTIC WALL SYSTEMS INC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of ATLANTIC WALL SYSTEMS INC in 743 W CYPRESS ST, KENNETT SQUARE, PA 19348 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 346154412.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ATLANTIC WALL SYSTEMS INC
- Site address
- 743 W CYPRESS ST
- City
- KENNETT SQUARE
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19348
- Mailing
- PO BOX 247, LANSDOWNE, PA 19050
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
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238140
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 F07
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2023
- Abate by
- Mar 6, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $4,688 · Current $3,282 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration: a) Jobsite located at 743 W Cypress St, Kennett Square, PA - On or about August 17, 2022, the employer did not ensure the scaffolds were erected under the supervision of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards. Employees used the scaffold to conduct masonry operations approximately 12.5 feet above the ground. thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3281.6
- — Z (S) $4688
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2023
- Abate by
- Mar 6, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports: a) Jobsite located at 743 W Cypress St, Kennett Square, PA - On or about August 17, 2022, the employer did not ensure each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was fully planked. Employees were working from the second level scaffold platforms that were not fully planked, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2023
- Abate by
- Mar 6, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level: a) Jobsite located at 743 W Cypress St, Kennett Square, PA - On or about August 17, 2022, the employer did not ensure that a fall protection system was in place for the two employees working on a scaffold that was not fully planked and adjacent to unprotected edges, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.454 A
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2023
- Abate by
- Mar 6, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $4,688 · Current $3,282 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. a) Jobsite located at 743 W Cypress St, Kennett Square, PA - On or about August 17, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees working on scaffolds are provided with safety training related to tubular frame scaffolding. Employees performing masonry activities were working from the tubular frame scaffold without receiving hazard recognition training from a competent person.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3281.6
- — Z (S) $4688
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2023
- Abate by
- Mar 6, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $4,018 · Current $2,813 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were used for purposes other than the purposes for which they were designed: a) Jobsite located at 743 W Cypress St, Kennett Square, PA - On or about August 17, 2022, the employer did not ensure ladders were used for the purpose in which they were designed. Employees utilized a portable self-supported ladder in the closed position to access a scaffold platform, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2812.6
- — Z (S) $4018
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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 346154412.
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