NEW YORK, NY —
OSHA Inspection: EUROTECH CONSTRUCTION
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of EUROTECH CONSTRUCTION in 390 GREENWICH, NEW YORK, NY 10013 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 343309282.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- EUROTECH CONSTRUCTION
- Site address
- 390 GREENWICH
- City
- NEW YORK
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 10013
- Mailing
- 135 WEST 50TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10020
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
- 238140
- Employees
- 400
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 11, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,543 · Current $5,543
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) a) On or about 7/16/18 at Eurotech Construction Corp. at 390 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10013 masonry workers were exposed to crystalline silica while mixing concrete and were not provided a written respiratory protection program. Respondent also failed to conduct fit tests for its employees who were exposed to respirable crystalline silica and were required to wear face masks. NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY MAY RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $5543
- — C (S) $5543
- — Z (S) $5543
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 11, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator: (Construction Reference 1926.103) a) On or about 7/16/18 at Eurotech Construction Corp. at 390 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10013 masonry workers were exposed to crystalline silica while mixing concrete and were not fit-tested prior to initial respirator use. NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY MAY RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1153 C01
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 11, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,239 · Current $0 Reduced
9000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1): Specified exposure control methods. For each employee engaged in a task identified on Table 1, the employer shall fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified for the task on Table 1, unless the employer assesses and limits the exposure of the employee to respirable crystalline silica in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section. a) On or about 7/16/18 at Eurotech Construction Corp. at 390 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10013 , an employee cutting cinder blocks on the first floor loading dock using a Husqvarna MS-610 stationary masonry saw failed to operate and maintain tool in accordance with manufacturer's instructions to minimize airborne crystalline silica. NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1,000 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $9239
- — Z (S) $9239
1926.1153 D02 III D
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 11, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,543 · Current $0 Reduced
9000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(iii)(D): Where the most recent exposure monitoring indicates that employee exposures were above the PEL, the employer did not repeat such monitoring within three months of the most recent monitoring: a) On or about 7/16/18 at Eurotech Construction Corp. at 390 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10013 a masonry worker was exposed to crystalline silica while mixing concrete and was not monitored within three months of the most recent monitoring. NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1,000 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $5543
- — Z (S) $5543
1926.1153 D02 VI B
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 11, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(vi)(B): When an exposure assessment indicated that employee exposure was above the PEL, the employer did not describe in the written notification the corrective action being taken to reduce employee exposure to or below the PEL: a) On or about 7/16/18 at Eurotech Construction Corp. at 390 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10013 a worker mixing concrete with an exposure assessment above the PEL was not provided a corrective action within the employers written notification. NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1,000 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1153 G01 IV
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 11, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,543 · Current $5,543
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1)(iv): The exposure control plan did not contain a description of the procedures used to restrict access to work areas, when necessary, to minimize the number of employees exposed to respirable crystalline silica and their level of exposure, including exposures generated by other employers or sole proprietors: a) On or about 7/16/18 at Eurotech Construction Corp. at 390 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10013 masonry workers exposed to crystalline silica during cutting and mason were not offered an exposure control plan with a description of the procedures used to restrict access to work areas to minimize exposure. NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1,000 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $5543
- — C (S) $5543
- — Z (S) $5543
1926.1153 H01 I
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 11, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,543 · Current $9,239
9000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1153(h)(1)(i): The employer did not make medical surveillance available at no cost to the employee, and at a reasonable time and place, for each employee who was required under this section to use a respirator for 30 or more days per year: a) On or about 7/16/18 at Eurotech Construction Corp. at 390 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10013 a worker mixing concrete was required by the employer to wear a respirator for 30 or more days per year and was not provided medical surveillance. NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1,000 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $9239
- — C (S) $5543
- — Z (S) $5543
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