NORRISTOWN, PA —
OSHA Inspection: H&K GROUP
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of H&K GROUP in 699 STERIGERE ST., NORRISTOWN, PA 19404 (NAICS 237310). OSHA activity number 346891385.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- H&K GROUP
- Site address
- 699 STERIGERE ST.
- City
- NORRISTOWN
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19404
- Mailing
- 2052 LUCON ROAD, SKIPPACK, PA 19474
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
- 237310
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.106 A
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2024
- Abate by
- Feb 9, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $12,676 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.106(a):Employee(s) working over or near water where the danger of drowning existed, were not provided with U.S. Coast Guard approved life jacket(s) or buoyant work vest(s): a) Construction site, Sterigere St. Bridge, Norristown PA - On or about August 2, 2023, Employees constructing a bridge exposed to fall hazards greater than 6 feet over Stony Creek were not provided life vests.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $12676
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2024
- Abate by
- Feb 9, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $12,676 · Current $12,676
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1):Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. a) Construction site, Sterigere St. Bridge, Norristown PA - On or about August 2, 2023, Employees working on the bridge were exposed to fall hazards greater than 6 feet at areas where no decking was installed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $12676
- — Z (S) $12676
1926.502 D08
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2024
- Abate by
- Feb 9, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $10,140 · Current $10,140
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(8):Horizontal lifelines were not designed, installed, and used under the supervision of a qualified person, as part of a complete personal fall arrest system, which maintained a safety factor of at least two: a) Construction site, Sterigere St. Bridge, Norristown PA - On or about August 2, 2023, a horizontal lifeline provided for employee use as fall protection was not installed and used under supervision of a qualified person and did not meet specifications contained in the engineered design drawings, exposing employees to serious injury in the event of failure.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $10140
- — Z (S) $10140
1926.701 B
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2024
- Abate by
- Feb 9, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $12,676 · Current $12,676
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) Construction site, Sterigere St. Bridge, Norristown PA - On or about August 2, 2023, Employees working on the bridge were exposed to impalement hazards from uncapped rebar.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $12676
- — Z (S) $12676
1926.1408 A01
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2024
- Abate by
- Feb 9, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $16,131 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1408(a)(1): Prior to beginning work the employer did not Identify the work zone by demarcating boundaries (such as with flags, or a device such as a range limit device or range control warning device) or defining the work zone as the area 360 degrees around the equipment, up to the equipment's maximum working radius. a) Construction site, Sterigere St. Bridge, Norristown PA - On or about August 2, 2023, The employer did not demarcate boundaries of the approach distance with an elevated warning line, barricade, or line of signs in view of the operator to identify minimum encroachment distance of the line and load to a live powerline while employees were pouring concrete diaphragms on the bridge.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $16131
1926.1408 A02
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2024
- Abate by
- Feb 9, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $16,131 · Current $16,131
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1408(a)(2): 29 CFR 1926.1408(a)(2): Equipment was operated within the minimum distance specified in option (2) or (3) of this paragraph: a) Construction site, Sterigere St. Bridge, Norristown PA - On or about August 2, 2023, A Grove RT600e crane was operated in a manner that allowed encroachment of less than 10 feet of the line and load to a live powerline while employees were pouring concrete diaphragms on the bridge.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $16131
- — Z (S) $16131
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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 346891385.
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