MADISON, WI —
OSHA Inspection: NORCON CORPORATION
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of NORCON CORPORATION in UNIVERSITY CAMPUS DRIVE HIGHLAND AVE. OVERPASS, MADISON, WI 53792 (NAICS 238110). OSHA activity number 342461381.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NORCON CORPORATION
- Site address
- UNIVERSITY CAMPUS DRIVE HIGHLAND AVE. OVERPASS
- City
- MADISON
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53792
- Mailing
- 5600 MUNICIPAL STREET, SCHOFIELD, WI 54476
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238110
- Employees
- 9
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2017
- Abate by
- Feb 1, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,803 · Current $1,902 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use: (Construction Reference 1926.103) On or about July 13, 2017, employees performing blast cleaning and compressed air cleaning were required to wear tight fitting, elastomeric respirators and the employer had not established a written respiratory protection program that included the provisions found in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1901.5
- — Z (S) $3803
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2017
- Abate by
- Jul 31, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,803 · Current $1,902 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): When the employer was unable to identify or reasonably estimate the employee exposure, the employer did not consider the atmosphere to be IDLH: (Construction Reference 1926.103) On or about July 12, 2017, the employer did not reasonably estimate employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica for employees performing jackhammering, sand blasting, compressed air cleaning and concrete cutting.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1901.5
- — Z (S) $3803
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2017
- Abate by
- Feb 1, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,173 · Current $1,087 Reduced
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, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: (Construction Reference 1926.103) On or about July 13, 2017, the employer did not provide medical evaluations to employees that were required to wear a tight fitting half-face air purifying respirator while blast cleaning and using compressed air wands.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1086.5
- — Z (S) $2173
1910.134 K
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2017
- Abate by
- Feb 1, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,803 · Current $1,902 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary: (Construction Reference 1926.103) On or about July 13, 2017, the employer did not provide training to employees that were required to wear respiratory protection while blast cleaning and cleaning with compressed air.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1901.5
- — Z (S) $3803
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2017
- Abate by
- Feb 1, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (Construction Reference: 1926.59) On or about July 12, 2017, the employer did not train employees performing sand blasting, cutting and cleaning with compressed air training on the hazards of crystalline silica.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — 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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 342461381.
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