OSHA Inspection: EXCEL PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING, INC.

Issued

2023-02-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5156.00 · Current $5156.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  a) Jobsite at or near 2501 N 15th St, Philadelphia, PA 19132 - On or about August 26, 2022, the employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate protection when exposed to eye or face hazards. Employees were performing pipe repair with molten lead without the use of eye or face protection, thereby exposing employees to molten metal.

Issued

2023-02-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5156.00 · Current $5156.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not ensure that safety data sheets were readily accessible to the employees in their work area during each shift for chemicals used:  a) Jobsite at or near 2501 N 15th St, Philadelphia, PA 19132 - On or about August 26, 2022, the employer did not ensure that safety data sheets were readily accessible to the employees in their work area during each shift for chemicals used. Employees were performing pipe repair without a safety data sheet for molten lead, thereby exposing employees to eye or face hazards from molten metal.

Issued

2023-02-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5156.00 · Current $5156.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions:  a) Jobsite at or near 2501 N 15th St, Philadelphia, PA 19132 - On or about August 26, 2022, the employer did not ensure that the trench was inspected by a competent person at the beginning of the day and throughout the shift as necessary. Employees were working in a trench without the use of shoring, thereby exposing employees to cave-in hazards.

Issued

2023-02-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4786.00 · Current $4786.00

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:  a) Jobsite at or near 2501 N 15th St, Philadelphia, PA 19132 - On or about August 26, 2022, the employer did not ensure that each employee in an excavation was protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system. Employees were performing pipe repair in a trench without the use of shoring or other protective system, thereby exposing employees to cave-in hazards.