MIDLAND, PA —
OSHA Inspection: J & L SPECIALTY STEEL
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of J & L SPECIALTY STEEL in 12TH & MIDLAND AVENUE, MIDLAND, PA 15059 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 108752346.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- J & L SPECIALTY STEEL
- Site address
- 12TH & MIDLAND AVENUE
- City
- MIDLAND
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15059
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Y
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3312
- Employees
- 550
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 3, 1993
- Abate by
- Jan 5, 1994
- Penalty
- Initial $4,500 · Current $2,900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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) At the AOD vessel located in the melt shop; The employer did not fully develop a preventative maintenance program that included written brick lining inspection criteria to reduce the potential for brick lining erosion and failure leading to molten metal breakthrough which may result in burns and/or explosions. This condition existed on or about April 4, 1993. A feasible and effective method of reducing the potential hazard would include but is not limited to: Assuring that a written preventative maintenance program is fully established and implemented to include written inspection criteria of the brick lines to determine its safe service life prior to charging.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2900.00
- — Z (S) $4500.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 108752346.
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