OSHA Inspection: WALTERS METAL FABRICATION

Issued

Dec 19, 2003

Abate by

Jan 16, 2004

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1900

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)The hazards of entering into a permit-required confined space without
apppropriate Grade D Breathing air when the atmosphere was determined to be
hazardous, without knowledge of proper use and limitations of equipment for
control of potential hazards that were likely to be encountered during
entry, and
a written emergency response plan which included a retrieval system to
include
harnesses, lifelines and mechanical lifting devices (Full body harnesses
should
have been donned prior to entrywhere possible retrieval was foreseeable)
while
working in the #5 casting tank at Olin Brass Mill, Illinois Rt. 3, East
Alton,
Illinois on July 1, 2003.
One feasible means of abatement to correct these hazards includes, but is
not
limited to, full implementation of the elements required by the American
National
Standards Institute (ANSI) standard Z117.1-1995 Safety Requirements of
Confined Spaces.
**ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR
THIS ITEM.**D

Issued

Dec 19, 2003

Abate by

Jan 2, 2004

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

Issued

Dec 19, 2003

Abate by

Jan 9, 2004

Issued

Dec 19, 2003

Abate by

Jan 2, 2004

Issued

Dec 19, 2003

Abate by

Jan 16, 2004

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

Issued

Dec 19, 2003

Abate by

Jan 16, 2004

Issued

Dec 19, 2003

Abate by

Jan 16, 2004

Issued

Dec 19, 2003

Abate by

Jan 16, 2004

Issued

Dec 19, 2003

Abate by

Jan 16, 2004

Issued

Dec 19, 2003

Abate by

Jan 16, 2004