RITTENBAUGH, INC.
719 N. WHEATLAND STREET, PHOENIXVILLE, PA 19460 · NAICS 237110 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction
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Inspection records
Jul 28, 2005#308988773Jul 28, 2005Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#308988773$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #308988773
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 28, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 28, 2005
- Closed
- Jul 28, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Yes
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 10
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 719 N. Wheatland Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460
- Industry
- 237110 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Jul 9, 2004#307019943Jul 9, 2004FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, HealthFatality#307019943$1,0002 viol.2 violations$1,000 in penalties
Inspection #307019943
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 9, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 20, 2004
- Closed
- Mar 25, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 10
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,500
- Penalties on Record
- $1,000
- Site Address
- 719 N. Wheatland Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460
- Industry
- 237110 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Two employees are killed from oxygen deficiency
Chemical Exposure Sampling5 substances sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon Dioxide | 4 | 2 - 10.7 | % |
| Carbon Monoxide | 4 | 0 | % |
| Hydrogen Sulfide | 2 | 0.56 - 1.22 | ppm |
| Methane | 4 | 0 | % |
| Oxygen | 4 | 0 - 12.3 | % |
| Qualitative Mass-Spec AnalysisQC | 4 | 0 |
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 2 | 7 | $1,500 | $1,000 | Feb 28, 2005 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1926.21 Safety Training and Education OSHA citation code: 19260021 B06 I | Serious | 1 | 7 | $0 | $0 | Feb 28, 2005 | - | - |
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About these records
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
2 inspections, 2004 to 2005. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Chemical exposure sampling
Industry comparison
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, 70,221 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: water and sewer line and related structures construction reported 1.9 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 9.4%; NAICS 23711 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source