JOHNSTOWN, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: S.A. YURASEK & SON, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of S.A. YURASEK & SON, INC. in 636-640 COLEMAN AVENUE, JOHNSTOWN, PA 15901 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 339066268.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- S.A. YURASEK & SON, INC.
- Site address
- 636-640 COLEMAN AVENUE
- City
- JOHNSTOWN
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15901
- Mailing
- 199 POLARIS DRIVE, JOHNSTOWN, PA 15909
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238990
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.850 B
- Issued
- Jul 9, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.850(b): The walls or floors were not shored or braced where employee(s) were required to work within a damaged structure to be demolished: a) Jobsite, 636-640 Coleman Avenue, Johnstown, PA: On or before 05/10/13, employees were cleaning debris next to a wall that had been damaged in a fire. The terracotta block wall, approximately 12 feet high, was not shored or braced by the employer and collapsed and injured two employees at this jobsite.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.850 A
- Issued
- Jul 9, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 19, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.850(a): Evidence in writing was not available that an engineering survey performed by a competent person had been performed prior to permitting employee(s) to start demolition operations: a) Jobsite, 636-640 Coleman Avenue, Johnstown, PA: On or before 05/10/13, an engineering survey was not made, by a competent person, of the structure to determine the condition of the framing, floors, and walls, and possibility of unplanned collapse of any portion of the structure. A terracotta block wall, approximately 12 feet high, collapsed and injured two employees at this jobsite.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (O) $0
1910.134 C
- Issued
- Jul 9, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 19, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use (As referenced by 1926.103): a) Jobsite, 636-640 Coleman Avenue, Johnstown, PA: On or before 05/14/13, the employer had not implemented a written respiratory protection program. Employees periodically wear a 3M half-mask respirator when performing building demolition work.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339066268.
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