CLEVELAND, OH · 1997-06-30

OSHA Inspection: ARTH BRASS & ALUMINUM CASTINGS

Planned inspection · Health discipline

At a glance

On 1997-06-30, OSHA opened a planned health inspection of ARTH BRASS & ALUMINUM CASTINGS in 1378 E. 33RD. ST., CLEVELAND, OH 44114 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 300108008.

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broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment: ARTH BRASS & ALUMINUM CASTINGS
Site address: 1378 E. 33RD. ST.
City: CLEVELAND
State: OH
ZIP: 44114

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type: Planned (H)
Scope: Complete (A)
Discipline: Health
Advance notice: No
Union status: Non-union (N)

When did the case open and close?

Opened: 1997-06-30
Closing conference: 1997-08-28
Case closed: 1998-11-30
Data loaded: 2011-10-14

Establishment context

NAICS code: 000000
SIC code (legacy): 3365
Employees: 15
Ownership type: Private (A)

Citations

20 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed

Issued: Sep 15, 1997
Abate by: Nov 2, 1997
Penalty: Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

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 hazards that could result in severe burns, concussions,
multiple internal injuries
and/or death from the hazard of inadequate or proper placement of the dust
collection system
where aluminum dust are collected and exhausted to a collection system(s)
(bag house(s)) located
within the facility.
On or about July 8, 1997, in the aluminum grinding area (clean room), the
bag houses for the
aluminum dust were observed located within the grinding (clean) room.  In
several locations
within the clean room signs were posted warning of the explosive nature of
the dust.  The
primary material produced by this employer is the casting of aluminum, and
the casts are then
cut up and ground to specifications in this clean room.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to install engineering controls such as those stipulated in NFPA 65-1993,
Standard for the
Processing and Finishing of Aluminum, NFPA 68, Guide for Venting of
Deflagrations 1994.
Essential engineering controls to control this hazard shall include, but
not are necessarily
limited to, the following:
1)  The placement of dry-type dust collectors shall be located outside of
buildings, and
appropriate fire and explosion prevention measure will need to be
evaluated as well.  This
includes:
a)  The dry-type dust collectors located in the clean room shall be placed
outside of the building.
b)  All other requirements associated with this type of system will also
be evaluated and placed
in the system.  Such items include fire detection and/or suppression
systems, anti-flash back
device(s), and other associated equipment as needed.
NOTE:  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS CITATION ITEM

Recent events (2)

1998-10-05 · F (S) $1500.00
1997-09-15 · Z (S) $1500.00

1910.307 B

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed

Issued: Sep 15, 1997
Abate by: Nov 2, 1997

Recent events (2)

1998-10-05 · F (S)
1997-09-15 · Z (S)