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OSHA Inspection: SHAY CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SHAY CONSTRUCTION, INC. in 2126 CYPRESS ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103 (NAICS 236118). OSHA activity number 346495609.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
SHAY CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Site address
2126 CYPRESS ST
City
PHILADELPHIA
State
PA
ZIP
19103
Mailing
PO BOX 37, GLADWYNE, PA 19035

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
236118
Employees
5
Ownership type
A

Citations

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.451 B01

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $11162.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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 as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii)   a)Jobsite located at 2126 Cypress St, Philadelphia PA - On or about February 8, 2023, the employer did not ensure that the platform on the working level of the supported tubular welded frame scaffold used by an employee to construct a pilot house was fully planked between the uprights, thus exposing the employee to slip and fall hazards of approximately 6 feet 10 inches.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $11162

1926.451 E01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2679.00 · Current $2679.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.  a)Jobsite located at 2126 Cypress St, Philadelphia PA - On or about February 8, 2023, the employer did not ensure that an employee was provided with a safe means to access and egress the supported tubular welded frame scaffold. The employee climbed the scaffold end frames and crossbraces to access the first working platform, approximately 6 feet 10 inches above the surface of the lower  level roof.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2679
  • — Z (S) $2679

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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 346495609.