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WNG Construction: OSHA inspections and violations

Smithfield Township, Pennsylvania · Roofing Contractors · NAICS 238160

3inspections
8citation items
$8,273current penalties
Jun 19, 2020last inspection

WNG Construction has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Pennsylvania, the first in 2007.

OSHA's last visit started on Jun 19, 2020 on a referral, in Stroudsburg.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 8 citation items: 7 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $8,273 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.503, fall protection training in construction (2 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. WNG Construction averages $4,373 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

WNG Construction: OSHA citation items per year, 2007 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

Pennsylvania · latest 90 days of OSHA records

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29 of them in the same industry

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Inspection history

Inspection 344798996 OPENED JUN 19, 2020Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Feb 12, 2021

Biotriad Environmental 11 Foundry Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jun 17, 2020: Employee falls from commercial roof and fractures wrist

At 9:02 a.m. on June 17, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a roofing contractor. Employee #1 was working on a commercial roof, and he fell approximately 20 feet to the asphalt. Employee #1 fractured his wrist and was hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$4,048$4,048Aug 24, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) · Proving cited hazards were fixed
 Other-than-serious$325$325Jan 7, 2021Final

Inspection 312286560 OPENED AUG 13, 2008Closed

Follow-up · No inspection · Safety · Closed Aug 18, 2008

Ivy Ridge, Smithfield Township, PA 18301 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 310230669 OPENED OCT 30, 2007Closed

Accident · Complete · Safety · 1 employee at the site · Closed Aug 15, 2008

Ivy Ridge, Smithfield Township, PA 18301 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Oct 29, 2007 (fatal): Employee killed in fall from roof after slipping on frost

On October 29, 2007, Employee #1 and two coworkers were off-loading bundles of s hingles from the forks of an industrial truck onto the roof of a newly construct ed townhouse. The roof pitch was approximately 8-in-12, and they were placing th e bundles laterally across the ridge of the roof. Employee #1 was carrying a bun dle to the center area when he stepped on a piece of tar paper that was covered with frost. He slipped and slid down the roof, coming off the eave's edge near t he middle rear area of the building, and falling approximately 25 ft to the grou nd. Employee #1 was transported to the Pocono Medical Center, where he was prono unced dead by the Monroe County Coroner's office.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$1,500$1,500Dec 21, 2007Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Serious$0$0Dec 21, 2007Closed
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2) · Construction safety programs
 Serious$0$0Dec 21, 2007Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(iii) · Fall protection training in construction
 Serious$1,500$1,500Dec 21, 2007Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1) · Ladders in construction
 Serious$450$450Dec 21, 2007Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.23 · First aid and medical attention
 Serious$450$450Dec 21, 2007Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1903.19 · Proving cited hazards were fixed

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1)

(c) Abatement certification. (1) Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.

29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1)

(1) When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.

29 CFR 1926.20 · Construction safety programs

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2)

(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.

29 CFR 1926.23 · First aid and medical attention

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

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