OSHA Inspection: CHERAN INC.

Issued

2019-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3381.00 · Current $3381.00

Hazardous substances 0577

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.51(f)(1): The employer did not provide adequate washing facilities for employees engaged in the application of paints, coatings, herbicides, or insecticides, or in other operations where contaminants may be harmful to employees. Such facilities were not in near proximity to the worksite and were not equipped as to enable employees to remove such substances:    a) Worksite located at 2900 Brodhead Rd., Bethlehem, PA - On or about February 5, 2019, employees were exposed to corrosive skin hazards while pouring concrete from a ready mix concrete truck, but the employees were not provided adequate washing facilities with clean water, soap, and clean towels for the employees.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2019-03-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4510.00 · Current $4510.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(1): Adequate protection was not provided to protect employees from loose rock or soil that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling from an excavation face:      a) Worksite located at 2900 Broadhead Rd., Bethlehem, PA - On or about February 5, 2019, employees constructing wooden forms to encase conduit with concrete within an excavation were exposed to overhead struck-by hazards from loose rock on the face and top edge of the excavation.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.