MEDIA, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: THE H&K GROUP
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of THE H&K GROUP in 1067 W BALTIMORE PIKE, MEDIA, PA 19063 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 341268779.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- THE H&K GROUP
- Site address
- 1067 W BALTIMORE PIKE
- City
- MEDIA
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19063
- Mailing
- 2052 LUCON ROAD, SKIPPACK, PA 19474
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 238910
- Employees
- 9
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.55 A
- Issued
- Aug 18, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 14, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $11,224 · Current $0 Reduced
9010
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.55(a): Employee(s) were exposed to material(s) at concentrations above those specified in the Threshold Limit Values of Airborne Contaminants for 1970 of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists: a) H&K Group, 1067 W Baltimore Pike, Media, PA - Employee exposure to silica exceeded the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL). Employee exposure monitoring conducted on March 7, 2016 showed that an employee working in the area where operations such as, but not limited to drilling borings into cement walls and setting screws, etc. were conducted, was exposed to silica at an 8-hour Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 51.319 mppcf, approximately 3.49 times the Permissible Exposure Limit of 14.7 mppcf as an 8-hour time weighted average. Sampling was conducted for 352 minutes and a zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled portion of the 8-hour shift. Violation noted on or about March 7, 2016.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $0
- · C (S) $11224
- · Z (S) $11224
1926.55 B
- Issued
- Aug 18, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 14, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9010
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.55(b): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not implemented to reduce employee exposure: a) H&K Group, 1067 W Baltimore Pike, Media, PA - Feasible engineering or administrative controls were not implemented to reduce employee exposure to silica. Employee exposure monitoring conducted on March 7, 2016 showed that an employee working in the area where operations such as, but not limited to drilling borings into cement walls and setting screws, etc. were conducted, was exposed to silica at an 8-hour Time Weighted Average (TWA) of 51.319 mppcf, approximately 3.49 times the Permissible Exposure Limit of 14.7 mppcf as an 8-hour time weighted average. Sampling was conducted for 352 minutes and a zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled portion of the 8-hour shift. Violation noted on or about March 7, 2016.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $0
- · C (S) $0
- · Z (S) $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 341268779.
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