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OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN METAL CLEANING, INC.

Complaint inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of AMERICAN METAL CLEANING, INC. in 2512 ALBION ST., TOLEDO, OH 43610 (NAICS 332999). OSHA activity number 311604672.

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Site address
2512 ALBION ST.
City
TOLEDO
State
OH
ZIP
43610
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
332999
SIC code (legacy)
3499
Employees
3
Ownership type
A

11 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Sep 9, 2008
Abate by
Sep 12, 2008
Penalty
Initial $750 · Current $300 Reduced
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 the
employer did not mark the spreader bars used in the stripping operation as
to their capacity.
Employees use the spreader bars to lift and lower automobile frames and
totes full of automobile
parts into caustic stripping tanks:
a.American Metal Cleaning, Inc. located in Toledo, Ohio:  On or about July
28, 2008, the
employer did not ensure the spreader bars used to lift and lower
automobile frames and
totes full of automobile parts into caustic stripping tanks were labeled
as to their
capacities.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to mark the
rated load of the lifting device in accordance with the American Society
of
Mechanical
Engineers, ASME B30.20-2006, Below the Hook Lifting Devices.
No additional abatement information is needed for this item.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $300.00
  • — Z (S) $750.00

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Sep 9, 2008
Abate by
Sep 19, 2008
Penalty
Initial $1,500 · Current $800 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2260R226

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 falls into the caustic stripping tanks as they crawled out
on the spreader bar to
remove the hoist hook from the lifting device:
a.American Metal Cleaning, Inc. located in Toledo, Ohio:  On or about July
28, 2008, the
employer did not ensure employees were prohibited from crawling out onto
the spreader
bars to remove the hoist hook from the lifting device.  When unhooking the
hoist hook
the employees were exposed to falls into the caustic stripping tanks which
contained a
sodium hydroxide mixture with a pH of 13.95.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to enforce
the employer work rule that requires employees to stand on the floor
adjacent to the tank and
use the three foot long bar to unhook the crane hook from the spreader bar.
In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required
for this violation
(using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition,
documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included
with your
certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to,
evidence of the purchase
or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement,
or other written
records.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $800.00
  • — Z (S) $1500.00

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Sep 9, 2008
Abate by
Sep 12, 2008
Penalty
Initial $750 · Current $300 Reduced
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 the
employer did not ensure the monorail crane located in the stripping
department
was marked with
its capacity:
a.American Metal Cleaning, Inc. located in Toledo, Ohio:  On or about July
28, 2008, the
employer did not ensure the monorail crane located in the stripping
department was
marked with its capacity.  The crane is used to lift automobile frames and
totes full of
automobile parts into the caustic striping tanks.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to mark the
rated load of the monorail crane in accordance with the American Society
of Mechanical
Engineers, ASME B30.11-2004, Monorail and Underhung Cranes.
No additional abatement information is needed for this item.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $300.00
  • — Z (S) $750.00

1910.134 E01

Other-than-serious Gravity 03 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 9, 2008
Abate by
Sep 12, 2008
Penalty
Initial $750

Hazardous substances 2260R226

Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (S) $750.00

1910.184 I01

Other-than-serious Gravity 03 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Sep 9, 2008
Abate by
Sep 12, 2008
Penalty
Initial $750
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (S) $750.00

1910.184 I09 III

Other-than-serious Gravity 03 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Sep 9, 2008
Abate by
Sep 12, 2008
Penalty
Initial $750
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (S) $750.00

1910.303 B01

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Sep 9, 2008
Abate by
Sep 12, 2008
Penalty
Initial $750 · Current $300 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $300.00
  • — Z (S) $750.00

1910.134 F01

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 9, 2008
Abate by
Sep 12, 2008

Hazardous substances 2260R226

Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

1910.134 H02 I

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 9, 2008
Abate by
Sep 12, 2008

Hazardous substances 2260R226

Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

1910.134 K01

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 9, 2008
Abate by
Sep 12, 2008

Hazardous substances 2260R226

Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

1910.1200 E01

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 9, 2008
Abate by
Sep 26, 2008

Hazardous substances 2260R226

Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

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