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Bittenbender Construction LP: OSHA inspections and violations

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · NAICS 236220

4inspections
3citation items
$8,540current penalties
Feb 20, 2018last inspection

Bittenbender Construction LP has 4 OSHA inspections on record in Pennsylvania, the first in 2009.

OSHA's last visit started on Feb 20, 2018 as a planned inspection, in Philadelphia.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $11,554 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $8,540, down 26%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.501, fall protection in construction (3 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Bittenbender Construction LP averages $6,790 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Bittenbender Construction LP also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Bittenbender Construction LP: OSHA citation items per year, 2009 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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4 of them in the same industry

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Inspection history

Inspection 342959491 OPENED FEB 20, 2018Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Apr 23, 2018

1300 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14) · Fall protection in construction
Other-than-serious$9,054$6,790Mar 20, 2018Final

Inspection 340986686 OPENED OCT 15, 2015Closed

Programmed related · Complete · Safety · 30 employees at the site · Closed Oct 15, 2015

1200 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 340693704 OPENED JUN 9, 2015Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Sep 29, 2015

52 S 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 312974488 OPENED APR 28, 2009Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Dec 2, 2009

Route 13 And Levittown Parkway, Levittown, PA 19055 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$2,500$1,750Jun 30, 2009Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$0$0Jun 30, 2009Contested

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2020, the Philadelphia site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 49 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.6 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Bittenbender Construction, LP
Philadelphia · 2020
49 000.00.6

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1)

(b)(1) Unprotected sides and edges. Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14)

(14) Wall openings. Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached) where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 m) above the walking/working surface, shall be protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system.

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i)

(4) Holes. (i) Each employee on walking/working surfaces shall be protected from falling through holes (including skylights) more than 6 feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes.

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