PHILADELPHIA, PA —
OSHA Inspection: BENCHMARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BENCHMARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP, INC. in 23 W GIRARD, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19123 (NAICS 236116). OSHA activity number 347644825.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BENCHMARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP, INC.
- Site address
- 23 W GIRARD
- City
- PHILADELPHIA
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19123
- Mailing
- 2501 WHARTON STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19146
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 236116
- Employees
- 30
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $8,228 · Current $8,228
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 or near 23 W Girard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- On or about July 25, 2024, the employer did not ensure that each working level of a scaffold was fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail supports. Employees conducting spraying activities were utilizing a scaffold platform that was not fully planked, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $8228
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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 or near 23 W Girard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- On or about July 25, 2024, the employer did not ensure employees were provided safe means to access and egress the scaffold. The employee climbed the scaffold to gain access the scaffold platform and used cross braces to gain access to a higher section of the scaffold, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
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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 347644825.
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