OSHA Inspection: PRECISION ROLLED PRODUCTS

Issued

Jan 6, 2006

Abate by

Dec 1, 2006

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 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:  Fire/Explosion Hazards
a) Worksite located at 306 Columbia Turnpike, Florham Park, NJ
Employees were operating the VIM furnace when a steam explosion occurred
due to
molten metal leaking from the crucible and contacting the cooling lines.
The crucible
did not have a molten metal leak detector that would sound an audible
alarm.  Employees
did not receive regular equipment/process specific training.  The VIM
furnace was not
equipped with an audible ground fault alarm.
Violation observed on or about 7/18/05
FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHODS OF ABATEMENT, AMONG OTHERS, TO
CORRECT THIS HAZARD ARE:
Follow recommendations in accordance to the 1985 NFPA 86D, Industrial
Furnaces Using
Vacuum as an Atmosphere:
a) Section 9-5.7, Ground fault detection system that sounds an alarm
whenever molten
metal gets close to the water cooling lines near the induction coils.
b) Section 9-5.6, Molten metal leak detector that sounds an alarm when
molten metal is
sensed in the refractory indicating a leaking crucible.
c) Section 1-9(c), Provide regular retraining of regular vacuum induction
furnace
operators in areas such as, but not limited to, those listed in Section
1-9(f).

Issued

Jan 6, 2006

Abate by

Jan 11, 2006

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $750 Reduced

Issued

Jan 6, 2006

Abate by

Feb 24, 2006

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $750 Reduced