OSHA Inspection: ENGELMAN CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2019-10-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6086.00 · Current $4500.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0560C730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2) - Employees were exposed to an airborne concentration of a contaminant listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) concentration given for that contaminant:  a) Engelman Construction - 1914 Pope Rd., South Whitehall, PA - On or about May 30, 2019, an employee was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 199.6 parts of Carbon Monoxide per million parts of air (ppm).  This level is 3.99 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 ppm.  This exposure occurred over a 150 minute sampling period.     b) Engelman Construction - 1914 Pope Rd., South Whitehall, PA - On or about May 30, 2019, an employee was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 114.7 parts of Carbon Monoxide per million parts of air (ppm).  This level is 2.29 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 ppm.  This exposure occurred over a 160 minute sampling period.     c) Engelman Construction - 1914 Pope Rd., South Whitehall, PA - On or about May 30, 2019, an employee was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 87.6 parts of Carbon Monoxide per million parts of air (ppm).  This level is 1.75 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 ppm.  This exposure occurred over a 180 minute sampling period.  d) Engelman Construction - 1914 Pope Rd., South Whitehall, PA - On or about May 30, 2019, an employee was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 85.2 parts of Carbon Monoxide per million parts of air (ppm).  This level is 1.70 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 ppm.  This exposure occurred over a 150 minute sampling period.       No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2019-10-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0560C730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):  a) Engelman Construction - 1914 Pope Rd., South Whitehall, PA - On or about May 30, 2019, an employee was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 199.6 parts of Carbon Monoxide per million parts of air (ppm).  This level is 3.99 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 ppm.  This exposure occurred over a 150 minute sampling period.      Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to reduce employee exposure below established limits.  b) Engelman Construction - 1914 Pope Rd., South Whitehall, PA - On or about May 30, 2019, an employee was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 114.7 parts of Carbon Monoxide per million parts of air (ppm).  This level is 2.29 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 ppm.  This exposure occurred over a 160 minute sampling period. Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to reduce employee exposure below established limits.     c) Engelman Construction - 1914 Pope Rd., South Whitehall, PA - On or about May 30, 2019, an employee was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 87.6 parts of Carbon Monoxide per million parts of air (ppm).  This level is 1.75 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 ppm.  This exposure occurred over a 180 minute sampling period. Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to reduce employee exposure below established limits.  d) Engelman Construction - 1914 Pope Rd., South Whitehall, PA - On or about May 30, 2019, an employee was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 85.2 parts of Carbon Monoxide per million parts of air (ppm).  This level is 1.70 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 ppm.  This exposure occurred over a 150 minute sampling period.      Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to reduce employee exposure below established limits.  No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2019-10-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6086.00 · Current $4500.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  a)  Engelman Construction - 1914 Pope Rd., South Whitehall, PA - On or about May 30, 2019, multiple employees were hospitalized from overexposures to carbon monoxide, a hazardous gas, while operating or working in the vicinity of combustion engine equipment inside an enclosed warehouse.   The employer did not instruct employees working at this site that hazardous levels of carbon monoxide could likely be produced while operating combustion engine equipment inside an enclosed insulated warehouse, and the method and means to avoid overexposure.   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

2019-10-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3): The employee training did not include the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(i) through (h)(3)(iii): (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  a)  Engelman Construction - 1914 Pope Rd., South Whitehall, PA - On or about May 30, 2019, multiple employees were hospitalized from overexposures to carbon monoxide, a hazardous gas, while operating or working in the vicinity of combustion engine equipment inside an enclosed warehouse.   The employer did not properly train and provide to employees working at this site methods and observations used to detect the presence or release of carbon monoxide in the work area (such as monitoring), the health hazards, and the measures employees could take to protect themselves from carbon monoxide.   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.       ABATEMENT NOTE:   Employees shall be informed of the following:  1. The requirements of this section;  2. Any operations where hazardous chemicals and/or gases are present;  3. Methods and/or equipment the employer will provide to employees to detect and prevent overexposures to carbon monoxide.  4. The location and availability of the written Hazard Communication Program, list(s) of hazardous chemicals and Safety Data Sheets.