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OSHA Inspection: DAYTON WALTHER CORP./DAYTON CASTING

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of DAYTON WALTHER CORP./DAYTON CASTING in 1366 MIAMI CHAPEL RD., DAYTON, OH 45410 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 101693836.

What this inspection record means

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Site address
1366 MIAMI CHAPEL RD.
City
DAYTON
State
OH
ZIP
45410
Mailing
1361 MORRIS AVE, DAYTON, OH 45410
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Union (Y)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
3321
Employees
150
Ownership type
Private (A)
Industry flags
Manufacturing safety.

23 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Deleted Serious 3 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Aug 4, 1987
Abate by
Sep 4, 1987
Penalty
Initial $720 · Current $720
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational safety and health act of 1970: The
employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were
free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to:
a) The hazard of being struck by molten metal or debris due to the close
proximity of water/moisture to the molten metal handling area at the
direct arc melting furnaces. Material being charged into the furnaces
was not preheated to assure that moisture not be introduced into the
furnace plus the floor area near the furnace where the molten metal
was carried over in the transfer ladles was not maintained in a dry
condition.
Feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct these hazards
include, but are not limited to:
1) Use of material preheating equipment such as a heating furnace or
placing a heat source beneath or inside the charge bucket;
2) Preheating the material by placing the charge bucket containing the
scrap near the top of the furnace until all moisture has evaporated;
3) Cleaning up the water on the floor and the maintaining of a dry
condition in the area of the furnaces through close supervision;
4) Developing and enforcing a procedure that ensures that dry conditions
are maintained when operating furnaces and handling molten metal.
Recent events (2)
  • · J (S) $720.00
  • · Z (S) $720.00

5(a)(1)

Serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Aug 4, 1987
Abate by
Sep 4, 1987
Penalty
Initial $540 · Current $270 Reduced
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were
free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to:
a) The hazard of fire and/or explosion created by operating the homemade
gas heating barrel located in the testing area of the cleaning room
which does not: assure the purging of residual gas prior ot an
ignition source being introduced; assure the presence of a flame
before allowing gas flow; assure that a reliable ignition source is
provided; and assure that the gas flow is automatically shut off if
any of the above should malfunction.
Feasible and acceptable methods of correcting these hazards include but
are not limited to:
1) Installing an automatic safety shut-off device, a flame detection
device, a reliable ignition source and a controlled purging cycle; or
2) Replace the existing heating barrels and like equipment with approved
heaters.
Recent events (2)
  • · F (S) $270.00
  • · Z (S) $540.00

1910.22 C

Serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jul 15, 1987
Abate by
Jul 30, 1987
Penalty
Initial $540 · Current $270 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · F (S) $270.00
  • · Z (S) $540.00

1910.23 C01

Serious 3 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Jul 15, 1987
Abate by
Aug 15, 1987
Penalty
Initial $540 · Current $180 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · F (S) $180.00
  • · Z (S) $540.00

1910.23 C03

Serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jul 15, 1987
Abate by
Aug 15, 1987
Penalty
Initial $450 · Current $225 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · F (S) $225.00
  • · Z (S) $450.00

1910.132 A

Serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jul 15, 1987
Abate by
Jul 29, 1987
Penalty
Initial $360 · Current $200 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · F (S) $200.00
  • · Z (S) $360.00

1910.215 B09

Serious 3 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Jul 15, 1987
Abate by
Jul 18, 1987
Penalty
Initial $450 · Current $225 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · F (S) $225.00
  • · Z (S) $450.00

1910.219 E01 I

Serious 3 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Jul 15, 1987
Abate by
Aug 15, 1987
Penalty
Initial $450 · Current $150 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · J (S) $150.00
  • · Z (S) $450.00

1910.219 F03

Serious 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Jul 15, 1987
Abate by
Aug 15, 1987
Penalty
Initial $540 · Current $250 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · J (S) $250.00
  • · Z (S) $540.00

1910.303 G02 I

Serious 2 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Jul 15, 1987
Abate by
Aug 15, 1987
Penalty
Initial $540 · Current $250 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · J (S) $250.00
  • · Z (S) $540.00

1910.304 F05 V

Serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jul 15, 1987
Abate by
Jul 29, 1987
Penalty
Initial $540 · Current $270 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · F (S) $270.00
  • · Z (S) $540.00

1910.212 A01

Repeat 4 instances 4 exposed
Issued
Jul 15, 1987
Abate by
Aug 15, 1987
Penalty
Initial $720 · Current $580 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · J (R) $580.00
  • · Z (R) $720.00

1910.243 C01

Deleted Repeat 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jul 15, 1987
Abate by
Aug 15, 1987
Penalty
Initial $900 · Current $900
Recent events (2)
  • · J (R) $900.00
  • · Z (R) $900.00

1910.22 A01

Other-than-serious 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Jul 15, 1987
Abate by
Aug 15, 1987
Recent events (2)
  • · F (O)
  • · Z (O)

1910.22 A02

Deleted Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jul 15, 1987
Abate by
Aug 15, 1987
Recent events (2)
  • · J (O)
  • · Z (O)

1910.22 A02

Deleted Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jul 15, 1987
Abate by
Aug 15, 1987
Recent events (2)
  • · J (O)
  • · Z (O)

1910.23 A08

Deleted Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jul 15, 1987
Abate by
Aug 15, 1987
Recent events (2)
  • · F (O)
  • · Z (O)

1910.24 E

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jul 15, 1987
Abate by
Aug 15, 1987
Recent events (2)
  • · F (O)
  • · Z (O)

1910.24 I

Deleted Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jul 15, 1987
Abate by
Aug 15, 1987
Recent events (2)
  • · F (O)
  • · Z (O)

1910.37 K02

Deleted Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jul 15, 1987
Abate by
Aug 15, 1987
Recent events (2)
  • · J (O)
  • · Z (O)

1910.179 E04

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jul 15, 1987
Abate by
Aug 15, 1987
Recent events (2)
  • · F (O)
  • · Z (O)

1910.305 B02

Deleted Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jul 15, 1987
Abate by
Aug 15, 1987
Recent events (2)
  • · F (O)
  • · Z (O)

1910.305 G01 III

Deleted Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jul 15, 1987
Abate by
Jul 18, 1987
Recent events (2)
  • · F (O)
  • · Z (O)

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