PHILADELPHIA, PA —
OSHA Inspection: ABSALON VAZQUEZ
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of ABSALON VAZQUEZ in 6995 PECHIN STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19128 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 348424557.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ABSALON VAZQUEZ
- Site address
- 6995 PECHIN STREET
- City
- PHILADELPHIA
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19128
- Mailing
- 300 DOGWOOD DRIVE, LEVITTOWN, PA 19055
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
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B01
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2026
- Abate by
- Mar 11, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $4,965 · Current $2,483 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1):The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part: a) Jobsite located at 6995 Pechin Street, Philadelphia, PA. - The employer did not develop and implement an accident prevention program to include, but not limited to, identification and control of hazards, training and education, and work safety rules and procedures to enable employees to recognize and avoid unsafe conditions and hazards. Condition was noted on or about August 7, 2025.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2482.5
- — Z (S) $4965
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $4,965 · Current $2,483 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 6995 Pechin Street, Philadelphia, PA. -The employer did not ensure that the scaffold was fully planked. Employees were engaged installing building wrap while working from different levels on a scaffold; thus, exposing the employee to fall hazards of up to approximately 28 feet. Condition was observed on or about August 7, 2025.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2482.5
- — Z (S) $4965
1926.451 C01
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $4,965 · Current $2,483 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1):Supported scaffolds with a height to base width (including outrigger supports, if used) ratio of more than four to one (4:1) were not restrained from tipping by guying, tying, bracing, or equivalent means, as set forth in subparagraphs (i) - (iii) of this paragraph: a) Jobsite located at 6995 Pechin Street, Philadelphia, PA. - Employees were working from and around a tubular welded frame scaffold, approximately 5 feet wide and 28 feet in height, without the use of guys, ties or braces; thus exposing employees to scaffold collapse hazards. Condition was observed on or about August 7, 2025.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2482.5
- — Z (S) $4965
1926.451 C02
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $4,965 · Current $2,483 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2):Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, or uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation: a) Jobsite located at 6995 Pechin Street, Philadelphia, PA. - The Employer did not ensure that the scaffold legs were erected on a firm foundation by utilizing adjustable base plates; thus exposing employees to scaffold collapse hazards. Condition was observed on or about August 7, 2025.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2482.5
- — Z (S) $4965
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $4,965 · Current $2,483 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 located at 6995 Pechin Street, Philadelphia, PA. - The employer did not ensure that an employee was provided a safe means to access and egress the scaffold. Employee had to access and egress the scaffold by climbing on the scaffold frames and crossbraces; thus exposing employee to fall hazards. Condition observed on or about August 7, 2025.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2482.5
- — Z (S) $4965
1926.451 G04 I
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $4,965 · Current $2,483 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i):Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms before being released for use by employees other than erection/dismantling crews: a) Jobsite located at 6995 Pechin Street, Philadelphia, PA. - The employer did not ensure that employees working on a scaffold did not have a form of fall protection; thus exposing employees to fall hazards of approximately 28 feet. Condition observed on or about August 7, 2025.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2482.5
- — Z (S) $4965
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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 348424557.
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