OSHA Inspection: LUIS FIBERGLASS, LLC

Issued

Feb 20, 2026

Abate by

Apr 8, 2026

Penalty

Initial $5,958 · Current $5,958

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)  a) Jobsite located at or near 150 West Berks Street, Philadelphia, PA. -  The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program for employees exposed to fiberglass who were required to wear tight-fitting respirators.   Condition noted on or about September 4, 2025.

Issued

Feb 20, 2026

Abate by

Apr 8, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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: (Construction Reference 1926.103)(a):  a) Jobsite located at 150 West Berks Street, Philadelphia, PA.- The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine each employees ability to use a respirator before requiring the use. The employer required employees to wear respirators while performing fiberglass activities to include grinding epoxy, thus exposing employees to airborne hazards.  Condition was noted to have occurred on or about September 4, 2025.

Issued

Feb 20, 2026

Abate by

Apr 8, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2):Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested: (Construction Reference 1926.103)(a):  a) Jobsite located at 150 West Berks Street, Philadelphia, PA. - The employer did not perform fit testing before allowing employees to wear tightfitting respirators while performing fiberglass activities to include grinding epoxy, thus exposing employees to airborne hazards.   Condition was noted to have occurred on or about September 4, 2025.

Issued

Feb 20, 2026

Penalty

Initial $5,958 · Current $5,958

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.95(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, were not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition:  a) Jobsite located at 150 West Berks Street, Philadelphia, PA. - The employer did not ensure that employees were provided with appropriate hand protection before handling corrosive materials while performing fiberglass installation activities utilizing CADOX M-50A, thus exposing them to chemical burn hazards.  Condition observed on or about September 4, 2025.

Issued

Feb 20, 2026

Penalty

Initial $5,958 · Current $5,958

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.  a) Jobsite located at 150 West Berks Street, Philadelphia, PA. - The employer did not initiate a program to conduct frequent and regular inspections of the jobsite, to identify hazards and/or stop the work in the event workers were placed in a hazardous condition. As such, the workers were performing fiberglass and other related work at the jobsite without the use of fall protection, and personal protective equipment.  Condition observed on or about September 4, 2025.

Issued

Feb 20, 2026

Penalty

Initial $5,958 · Current $5,958

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure employees used eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:   a) Jobsite located at 150 West Berks Street, Philadelphia, PA. - The employer did not ensure that employees utilized eye protection at the jobsite while performing fiberglass activities, thus exposing them to struck-by hazards.  Condition observed on or about September 4, 2025.

Issued

Feb 20, 2026

Abate by

Apr 8, 2026

Penalty

Initial $29,790 · Current $29,790

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 150 West Berks Street, Philadelphia, PA. - The employer did not initiate or maintain an accident prevention program to address the associated hazards that employees are exposed to during roofing activities, such as but not limited to fall hazards.  Condition was observed on or about September 4, 2025.  Luis fiberglass LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1684190, citation number 2, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on February 13, 2024, with respect to a workplace located at 1827 South 13th St. Philadelphia, PA 19148.  Luis fiberglass LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1610295, citation number 1, item number 1-a, and was affirmed as a final order on January 19, 2023, with respect to a workplace located at 2656 Salmon St. Philadelphia, PA 19125.

Issued

Feb 20, 2026

Penalty

Initial $11,916 · Current $11,916

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) Jobsite located at 150 West Berks Street, Philadelphia, PA. - The employer did not ensure employees conducting fiberglass activities from a balcony on a residential building approximately 12 feet above the ground level, were protected from falls by the use of a fall protection system.  Condition was observed on or about September 4, 2025.  Luis fiberglass LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1684190, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on February 13, 2024, with respect to a workplace located at 1827 South 13th St. Philadelphia, PA 19148.

Issued

Feb 20, 2026

Abate by

Apr 8, 2026

Penalty

Initial $29,790 · Current $29,790

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.   a) Jobsite located at 150 West Berks Street, Philadelphia, PA. - The employer did not provide a training program for each employee conducting fiberglass activities from a first floor balcony of a residential building, and were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 12', in the recognition and avoidance of fall hazards.  Condition was noted on or about September 4, 2025.  Luis fiberglass LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1684190, citation number 2, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on February 13, 2024, with respect to a workplace located at 1827 South 13th St. Philadelphia, PA 19148.  Luis Fiberglass LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number1610295, citation number 1, item number 1-b and was affirmed as a final order on January 19, 2023, with respect to a workplace located at 2656 Salmon Street Philadelphia, PA 19125.