OSHA Inspection: G & S METAL CORPORATION

Issued

May 29, 2008

Abate by

Jun 17, 2008

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,940 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish to each of his employees 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) On or about November 29, 2007 in the remelt furnace department: the
employer did not ensure that the aluminum rims and the hopper were dry and
void of any water, moisture, or liquid-bearing material when dumping the
material into the furnace. Water introduced into furnace would be expected
to
cause a steam explosion releasing intense heat and metal projectiles which
when
coming into contact with an employee could be fatal. If not fatal, burns
and
trauma to the body and head, fractures, broken bones could be the result
of such
an accident.
Among other methods of abatement, one feasible and acceptable method to
correct
this
hazard is to: Follow the American National Standards Institute
7.241.2-1999, Safety
Requirements for Melting and pouring of Metals in the metal Casting
industry. This
would include establishing adequate procedures for furnace charging and
additions to
molten metal that would address using only dry charge materials and
avoiding closed or
partially closed containers that may contain liquids to be mixed with the
furnace charge.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIREDATION

Issued

May 29, 2008

Abate by

Jun 17, 2008

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,940 Reduced