PHILADELPHIA, PA —
OSHA Inspection: JOSEPH MANERO & SONS INC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of JOSEPH MANERO & SONS INC in 4524 GERMANTOWN AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19144 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 347127128.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- JOSEPH MANERO & SONS INC
- Site address
- 4524 GERMANTOWN AVENUE
- City
- PHILADELPHIA
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19144
- Mailing
- 2637 MOUNT CARMEL AVENUE, GLENSIDE, PA 19038
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
- 48
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $9680.00 · Current $8000.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use: (Construction Reference 1926.103) a) Jobsite: 4524 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19144 - On or about November 28, 2023, the employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees required to wear respirators such as, but not limited to 3M Cool Flow Valve Particulate Respirator 8511, while performing brick pointing activities on the facade of a building.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $8000
- — C (S) $9680
- — Z (S) $9680
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: a) Jobsite: 4524 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19144 - On or about November 28, 2023, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine each employee's ability to use a respirator before requiring the use. The employer required employees to wear respirators, such as but not limited to 3M Cool Flow Valve Particulate Respirator 8511, while performing brick pointing activities on the facade of a building.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator: a) Jobsite: 4524 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19144 - On or about November 28, 2023, the employer did not provide a fit testing to all employees required to wear respirators exposing them to respiratory hazards. The employer required employees to wear respirators, such as but not limited to 3M Cool Flow Valve Particulate Respirator 8511, while performing brick pointing activities on the facade of a building.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 K
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k): Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace. a) Jobsite: 4524 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19144 - On or about November 28, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees required to use respirators such as, but not limited to 3M Cool Flow Valve Particulate Respirator 8511, received respiratory training prior to respirator use.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.20 B01
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $11292.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program as may be necessary to comply with this part. a) Jobsite: 4524 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19144 - On or about November 28, 2023, the employer did not initiate or maintain an accident prevention program that addressed the associated hazards employees were exposed to when conducting brick pointing activities from scaffolds, such as but not limited to fall hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $11292
- — Z (S) $11292
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards. a) Jobsite: 4524 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19144 - On or about November 28, 2023, the employer did not provide a training program for each employee conducting brick pointing activities from a supported tubular welded frame scaffold, approximately 19 feet above the ground level, in the recognition and avoidance of fall hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $8067.00 · Current $5000.00 Reduced
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: 4524 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19144 - On or about November 28, 2023, the employer did not provide a safe means of access to each level of a supported tubular welded frame scaffold by the use of portable ladders, hook-on ladders or other acceptable means. Employees climbed the scaffold end frames to access the working platform, approximately 19 feet above ground level.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $5000
- — C (S) $8067
- — Z (S) $8067
1926.451 G01 VII
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $11292.00 · Current $5000.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee was not protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section: a) Jobsite: 4524 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19144 - On or about November 28, 2023, the employer did not ensure employees conducting brick pointing activities from a supported tubular welded frame scaffold, approximately 19 feet above the ground level, were protected from falls by the use of a fall protection system.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $5000
- — C (S) $11292
- — Z (S) $11292
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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 347127128.