ERIE, PA —
OSHA Inspection: NATHAN CONTRACTING, L.P.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of NATHAN CONTRACTING, L.P. in 120 WEST 9TH STREET, ERIE, PA 16501 (NAICS 238110). OSHA activity number 342057650.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NATHAN CONTRACTING, L.P.
- Site address
- 120 WEST 9TH STREET
- City
- ERIE
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 16501
- Mailing
- 3996 MOUNT ROYAL BLVD, ALLISON PARK, PA 15101
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238110
- Employees
- 14
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2017
- Abate by
- Jun 1, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,232 · Current $3,200 Reduced
9010
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator: (Construction Reference 1926.103) a.) Nathan Contracting, L.P., 120 W 9th Street, Erie, PA, Parking garage area, on or about January 26th, 2017 and times prior thereto: Employees voluntarily wore half mask air-purifying respirators (3M brand #6200 series with organic vapor cartridges) during jackhammering operations of concrete onsite. The employees were not provided with a medical evaluation prior to the use of the half mask filtering facepiece respirators.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $3232
- — F (S) $3200
- — Z (S) $3232
1910.134 C02 II
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2017
- Abate by
- Jun 1, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9010
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user: (Construction Reference 1926.103)(a) a.) Nathan Contracting, L.P., 120 W 9th Street, Erie, PA, Parking garage area, on or about January 26th, 2017 and times prior thereto: Employees voluntarily wore half mask air-purifying respirators (3M brand #6200 series with organic vapor cartridges) during jackhammering operations of concrete onsite. The employer did not establish portions of a Respiratory Protection Program that covered medical evaluations and respirator maintenance and care.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $0
- — F (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 C02 I
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2017
- Abate by
- May 10, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9010
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible: (Construction Reference 1926.103) a.) Nathan Contracting, L.P., 120 W 9th Street, Erie, PA, Parking garage area, on or about January 26th, 2017 and times prior thereto: Employees voluntarily wore half mask air-purifying respirators (3M brand #6200 series with organic vapor cartridges) and filtering facepiece respirators (dust masks) during jackhammering operations of concrete onsite. Employees that voluntarily used respirators were not provided with the information in Appendix D to this section.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $0
- — F (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H03 II
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2017
- Abate by
- Jun 1, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $4,310 · Current $4,000 Reduced
9010
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area: (Construction Reference: 1926.59) a.) Nathan Contracting, L.P., 120 W 9th Street, Erie, PA, on or about January 26th, 2017 and times prior thereto: Employees worked with and around silica during work operations including, but not limited to, jackhammering of concrete. Employees were not aware of the health hazards associated with silica.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $4310
- — F (S) $4000
- — Z (S) $4310
1910.1200 E04
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(4): The employer did not make the written hazard communication program available upon request to the Assistant Secretary and the Director in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1020(e): a.) Nathan Contracting, L.P., 120 W 9th Street, Erie, PA, on or about January 26th, 2017 and times prior thereto: Employees worked with and around substances including, but not limited to, crystalline silica during jack hammering operations onsite. The employer did not make their Hazard Communication Program available upon request in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1020 (e).
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $0
- — F (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 G08
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2017
- Abate by
- May 10, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9010
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s): a.) Nathan Contracting, L.P., 120 W 9th Street, Erie, PA, on or about January 26th, 2017 and times prior thereto: Employees worked with and around hazardous substances including, but not limited to, diesel fuel and concrete during jackhammering operations onsite. The employer did not ensure employees had access to the safety data sheets for these hazardous substances at the worksite.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $0
- — F (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.200 G01
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,494 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.200(g)(1): Construction areas were not posted with legible traffic signs at points of hazards: a.) Nathan Contracting, L.P., 120 W 9th Street, Erie, PA, Ground level of parking garage Northwest corner, on or about January 26th, 2017 and times prior thereto: Employees entered and exited the parking garage construction containment area into a vehicular traffic area within the parking garage. Traffic signs were not posted to stop or alert motorist traveling in the parking garage that employees were entering and exiting into the path of vehicular traffic, thereby exposing employees to struck-by hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $5494
- — F (S) $0
- — Z (S) $5494
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