NAZARETH, PA —
OSHA Inspection: HEIDELBERG MATERIALS NORTHEAST LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of HEIDELBERG MATERIALS NORTHEAST LLC in 402 TATAMY ROAD, NAZARETH, PA 18064 (NAICS 324121). OSHA activity number 347995482.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HEIDELBERG MATERIALS NORTHEAST LLC
- Site address
- 402 TATAMY ROAD
- City
- NAZARETH
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18064
- Mailing
- 7535 WINDSOR DRIVE SUITE 300, ALLENTOWN, PA 18106
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 324121
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
11 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 D02
- Issued
- Jun 26, 2025
- Abate by
- Jul 16, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $16,550
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(2):Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not identify and evaluate the hazards of permit spaces before employees entered: (a) 402 Tatamy Rd., Nazareth, PA - Dryer/Kiln: On or about January 23, 2025, employees were permitted to enter and engage in welding, torching and grinding inside the dryer/kiln without the employer identifying and evaluating the hazards of the permit confined space exposing them to entrapment, engulfment and hazardous atmospheric conditions.
Recent events (2)
- — C (S) $16550
- — Z (S) $16550
1910.146 D05 I
- Issued
- Jun 26, 2025
- Abate by
- Jul 16, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(i):Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not evaluate permit space conditions when entry operations were conducted by testing conditions in the permit space to determine if acceptable entry conditions exist before entry is authorized to begin, except that, if isolation of the space is infeasible because the space is large or is part of a continuous system (such as a sewer), pre-entry testing shall be performed to the extent feasible before entry is authorized and, if entry is authorized, entry conditions shall be continuously monitored in the areas where authorized entrants are working; (a) 402 Tatamy Rd., Nazareth, PA - Dryer/Kiln: On or about January 23, 2025, employees engaged in welding, torching and grinding inside the dryer/kiln were exposed to entrapment and hazardous atmospheric conditions as a result of the employer's failure to test or monitor prior to entry.
Recent events (2)
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.146 D05 II
- Issued
- Jun 26, 2025
- Abate by
- Jul 16, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(ii): The employer did not test or monitor the permit space as necessary to determine if acceptable entry conditions are being maintained during the course of entry operations (a) 402 Tatamy Rd., Nazareth, PA - Dryer/Kiln: On or about January 23, 2025, employees engaged in welding, torching and grinding inside the dryer/kiln were exposed to entrapment and hazardous atmospheric conditions as a result of the employer's failure to test or monitor prior to entry.
Recent events (2)
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.146 D06
- Issued
- Jun 26, 2025
- Abate by
- Jul 16, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $16,550
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(6):The employer did not provide at least one attendant outside the permit space into which entry was authorized for the duration of entry operations: (a) 402 Tatamy Rd., Nazareth, PA - Dryer/Kiln: On or about January 23, 2025, employees engaged in welding, torching and grinding inside the dryer/kiln were exposed to entrapment and hazardous atmospheric conditions as a result of the employer's failure to provide at least one attendant outside the permit space into which entry was authorized for the duration of the entry operations.
Recent events (2)
- — C (S) $16550
- — Z (S) $16550
1910.146 D09
- Issued
- Jun 26, 2025
- Abate by
- Jul 16, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $16,550
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9):Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, for rescuing entrants from permit spaces, for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees, and for preventing unauthorized personnel from attempting a rescue: (a) 402 Tatamy Rd., Nazareth, PA - Dryer/Kiln: On or about January 23, 2025, employees engaged in welding, torching and grinding inside the dryer/kiln were exposed to entrapment and hazardous atmospheric conditions as a result of the employer's failure to develop and implement procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, for rescuing entrants from permit spaces, for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees, and for preventing unauthorized personnel from attempting a rescue.
Recent events (2)
- — C (S) $16550
- — Z (S) $16550
1910.146 D10
- Issued
- Jun 26, 2025
- Abate by
- Jul 16, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $16,550
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(10):Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement a system for the preparation, issuance, use, and cancellation of entry permits as required: (a) 402 Tatamy Rd., Nazareth, PA - Dryer/Kiln: On or about January 23, 2025, employees engaged in welding, torching and grinding inside the dryer/kiln were exposed to entrapment and hazardous atmospheric conditions as a result of the employer's failure to develop and implement a system for the preparation, issuance, use, and cancellation of entry permits as required.
Recent events (2)
- — C (S) $16550
- — Z (S) $16550
1910.146 D12
- Issued
- Jun 26, 2025
- Abate by
- Jul 16, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(12):Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement procedures necessary for concluding the entry after operations had been completed: (a) 402 Tatamy Rd., Nazareth, PA - Dryer/Kiln: On or about January 23, 2025, employees engaged in welding, torching and grinding inside the dryer/kiln were exposed to entrapment and hazardous atmospheric conditions as a result of the employer's failure to develop and implement procedures necessary for concluding the entry after operations had been completed.
Recent events (2)
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.146 E01
- Issued
- Jun 26, 2025
- Abate by
- Jul 16, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1):Before entry was authorized, the employer did not document the completion of measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) by preparing an entry permit: (a) 402 Tatamy Rd., Nazareth, PA - Dryer/Kiln: On or about January 23, 2025, employees engaged in welding, torching and grinding inside the dryer/kiln were exposed to entrapment and hazardous atmospheric conditions as a result of the employer's failure to to complete an entry permit.
Recent events (2)
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.146 E06
- Issued
- Jun 26, 2025
- Abate by
- Jul 16, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $9,457 · Current $9,457
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(e)(6):The employer did not retain each canceled entry permit for at least one year to facilitate the review of the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(14): (a) 402 Tatamy Rd., Nazareth, PA - Dryer/Kiln: On or about January 23, 2025, the employer did not retain each canceled entry permit for at least one year to facilitate the review of the permit-required confined space program.
Recent events (2)
- — C (S) $9457
- — Z (S) $9457
1910.146 G01
- Issued
- Jun 26, 2025
- Abate by
- Jul 16, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $16,550
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1):The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146: (a) 402 Tatamy Rd., Nazareth, PA - Dryer/Kiln: On or about January 23, 2025, employees engaged in welding, torching and grinding inside the dryer/kiln were exposed to entrapment and hazardous atmospheric conditions as a result of the employer's failure to provide training so all employees acquired the understanding, knowledge and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned.
Recent events (2)
- — C (S) $16550
- — Z (S) $16550
1910.146 C02
- Issued
- Jun 26, 2025
- Abate by
- Jul 16, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $1,328 · Current $1,328
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2):The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces: (a) 402 Tatamy Rd., Nazareth, PA - Dryer/Kiln: On or about January 23, 2025, employees engaged in welding, torching and grinding inside the dryer/kiln were exposed to entrapment and hazardous atmospheric conditions as a result of the employer's failure to mark the dryer/kiln as a permit required confined space. Note: A sign reading DANGER-PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE, DO NOT ENTER or using other similar language would satisfy the requirement for a sign.
Recent events (2)
- — C (O) $1328
- — Z (O) $1328
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