SPARKS CONSTRUCTION, INC.
#1 LIBERTY PLACE, 17TH & MARKET STREETS, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
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Apr 14, 1987#786418Apr 14, 1987Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#786418$1,7008 viol.8 violations$1,700 in penalties
Inspection #786418
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 14, 1987
- Closing Conference Date
- May 1, 1987
- Contested
- Jul 20, 1987
- Final Order
- Jan 25, 1989
- Closed
- Mar 25, 1988
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 70
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,700
- Penalties on Record
- $1,700
- Site Address
- 1 Liberty Place, 17th & Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (8 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.151 Fire Prevention OSHA citation code: 19260151 B02 | Serious | 4 | 70 | $900 | $600 | Jun 27, 1987 | Jul 20, 1987 | Feb 25, 1988 |
| 01002A | 1926.20 General Safety and Health Provisions OSHA citation code: 19260020 B01 | Serious | 1 | 70 | $800 | $400 | Jul 23, 1987 | Jul 20, 1987 | Feb 25, 1988 |
| 01002B | 1926.404 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260404 B01 I | Serious | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jun 21, 1987 | Jul 20, 1987 | Feb 25, 1988 |
| 01002C | 1926.404 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260404 F06 | Serious | 2 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jun 21, 1987 | Jul 20, 1987 | Feb 25, 1988 |
| 01002D | 1926.416 Electrical - Safety Requirements (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260416 E01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jun 21, 1987 | Jul 20, 1987 | Feb 25, 1988 |
| 01003 | 1926.500 Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart OSHA citation code: 19260500 D01 | Serious | 4 | 16 | $1,000 | $700 | Jun 21, 1987 | Jul 20, 1987 | Feb 25, 1988 |
| 02001 | 1926.25 Housekeeping OSHA citation code: 19260025 A | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Jun 21, 1987 | Jul 20, 1987 | Jan 25, 1989 |
| 02002 | 1926.250 General Requirements for Storage OSHA citation code: 19260250 B01 | Other | 1 | 16 | $0 | $0 | Jun 21, 1987 | Jul 20, 1987 | Feb 25, 1988 |
Mar 30, 1987#832246Mar 30, 1987FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#832246$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #832246
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 30, 1987
- Closing Conference Date
- May 11, 1987
- Closed
- May 14, 1987
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 70
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- One Liberty Place, Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Employee killed in fall from scaffold when lifeline breaks
Aug 18, 1986#878280Aug 18, 1986Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#878280$1,2007 viol.7 violations$1,200 in penalties
Inspection #878280
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 18, 1986
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 24, 1986
- Contested
- Dec 8, 1986
- Final Order
- May 17, 1987
- Closed
- Jul 1, 1987
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 37
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 4 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,620
- Penalties on Record
- $1,200
- Site Address
- #1 Liberty Place, 17th & Market Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19103
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (7 of 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.28 Personal Protective Equipment OSHA citation code: 19260028 A | Serious | 2 | 3 | $360 | $250 | Nov 12, 1986 | Dec 8, 1986 | May 17, 1987 |
| 01002 | 1926.350 Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19260350 J | Serious | 1 | 37 | $450 | $400 | Nov 12, 1986 | Dec 8, 1986 | May 17, 1987 |
| 01003 | 1926.352 Fire Prevention (Welding) OSHA citation code: 19260352 D | Serious | 1 | 1 | $450 | $300 | Nov 12, 1986 | Dec 8, 1986 | May 17, 1987 |
| 01004 | 1926.402 Applicability (Electrical - Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260402 A08 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $360 | $250 | Nov 8, 1986 | Dec 8, 1986 | May 17, 1987 |
| 02001 | 1926.20 General Safety and Health Provisions OSHA citation code: 19260020 B01 | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Nov 12, 1986 | Dec 8, 1986 | May 17, 1987 |
| 02002 | 1926.25 Housekeeping OSHA citation code: 19260025 A | Other | 1 | 17 | $0 | $0 | Nov 12, 1986 | Dec 8, 1986 | May 17, 1987 |
| 02003 | 1926.501 Fall Protection - Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19260501 F | Other | 1 | 17 | $0 | $0 | Nov 12, 1986 | Dec 8, 1986 | May 17, 1987 |
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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.
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.
3 inspections, 1986 to 1987. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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