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OSHA Inspection: V & S COLUMBUS GALVANIZING

Complaint inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of V & S COLUMBUS GALVANIZING in 1000 BUCKEYE PARK ROAD, COLUMBUS, OH 43207 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 103534129.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
1000 BUCKEYE PARK ROAD
City
COLUMBUS
State
OH
ZIP
43207
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
3479
Employees
50
Ownership type
A

18 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 08 2 instances 91 exposed
Issued
Apr 5, 1991
Abate by
Jan 1, 1992
Penalty
Initial $640 · Current $176 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 THE EMPLOYEES WERE EXPOSED TO:
A) EMPLOYEES WERE EXPOSED TO THE HAZARD OF EXPLODING/FLYING
MOLTEN ZINC DURING CUSTOM DIP GALVANIZING OPERATIONS WHEN THE
METAL PARTS (TO BE GALVANIZED) WERE DIPPED INTO MOLTEN ZINC
(TEMPERATURE OF 1000 DEGREES F) WHEN THEY ARE STILL WET WITH FLUX
(AQUEOUS ZINC/AMMONIUM CHLORIDE SOLUTION).
THIS HAZARD EXISTS IN:
A) THE SMALL KETTLE AREA AND
B) THE LARGE KETTLE AREA
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO
CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS:
ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT PARTS ARE DRY BEFORE THEY ARE
LOWERED INTO THE MOLTEN ZINC INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING:
A) USE DRYERS TO HEAT/DRY PARTS AFTER THE FLUX PROCESS.
B) ASSIGN AND TRAIN AN EMPLOYEE TO INSPECT PARTS TO INSURE
THAT THEY ARE DRY BEFORE BEING DIPPED INTO THE MOLTEN ZINC.
C) FURTHER PROTECT EMPLOYEES AGAINST INADVERTENT SPLASHING THROUGH
THE USE OF LOCATION, BARRIERS, AND SUFFICIENT PERSON PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT.
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $176.00
  • — Z (S) $640.00

1910.132 A

Serious Gravity 09 2 instances 16 exposed
Issued
Apr 5, 1991
Abate by
Sep 1, 1992
Penalty
Initial $810 · Current $176 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $176.00
  • — Z (S) $810.00

1910.151 C

Serious Gravity 07 3 instances 16 exposed
Issued
Apr 5, 1991
Abate by
Apr 22, 1991
Penalty
Initial $560 · Current $176 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $176.00
  • — Z (S) $560.00

1910.157 G01

Serious Gravity 07 1 instance 50 exposed
Issued
Apr 5, 1991
Abate by
May 6, 1991
Penalty
Initial $560 · Current $176 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $176.00
  • — Z (S) $560.00

1910.157 C02

Serious Gravity 07 1 instance 50 exposed
Issued
Apr 5, 1991
Abate by
Apr 15, 1991
Penalty
Initial $560 · Current $176 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $176.00
  • — Z (S) $560.00

1910.157 C04

Deleted Serious Gravity 04 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Apr 5, 1991
Abate by
Apr 22, 1991
Penalty
Initial $320 · Current $320
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $320.00
  • — Z (S) $320.00

1910.157 C01

Deleted Serious Gravity 04 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Apr 5, 1991
Abate by
Apr 22, 1991
Penalty
Initial $320 · Current $320
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $320.00
  • — Z (S) $320.00

1910.215 A01

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Apr 5, 1991
Abate by
Apr 22, 1991
Penalty
Initial $400 · Current $176 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $176.00
  • — Z (S) $400.00

1910.219 C01 I

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Apr 5, 1991
Abate by
Apr 22, 1991
Penalty
Initial $400 · Current $176 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $176.00
  • — Z (S) $400.00

1910.219 E03 I

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Apr 5, 1991
Abate by
Apr 22, 1991
Penalty
Initial $400 · Current $176 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $176.00
  • — Z (S) $400.00

1910.219 F03

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Apr 5, 1991
Abate by
Apr 22, 1991
Penalty
Initial $160 · Current $176
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $176.00
  • — Z (S) $160.00

1910.303 F

Serious Gravity 05 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Apr 5, 1991
Abate by
Apr 22, 1991
Penalty
Initial $400 · Current $176 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $176.00
  • — Z (S) $400.00

1910.303 G02 I

Serious Gravity 08 1 instance 12 exposed
Issued
Apr 5, 1991
Abate by
Apr 8, 1991
Penalty
Initial $640 · Current $176 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $176.00
  • — Z (S) $640.00

1910.305 G02 III

Serious Gravity 04 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Apr 5, 1991
Abate by
Apr 12, 1991
Penalty
Initial $320 · Current $184 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $184.00
  • — Z (S) $320.00

1910.95 C01

Other-than-serious Gravity 05 2 instances 21 exposed
Issued
Apr 5, 1991
Abate by
May 6, 1991
Penalty
Initial $240 · Current $240
Recent events (2)
  • — F (O) $240.00
  • — Z (O) $240.00

1910.1025 D02

Other-than-serious Gravity 05 1 instance 12 exposed
Issued
Apr 5, 1991
Abate by
Apr 8, 1991
Penalty
Initial $240 · Current $240
Recent events (2)
  • — F (O) $240.00
  • — Z (O) $240.00

1910.1025 L01 I

Other-than-serious Gravity 05 1 instance 12 exposed
Issued
Apr 5, 1991
Abate by
Apr 22, 1991
Penalty
Initial $240 · Current $240
Recent events (2)
  • — F (O) $240.00
  • — Z (O) $240.00

1910.1025 L02 I

Other-than-serious Gravity 05 1 instance 12 exposed
Issued
Apr 5, 1991
Abate by
Apr 22, 1991
Penalty
Initial $240 · Current $240
Recent events (2)
  • — F (O) $240.00
  • — Z (O) $240.00

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