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OSHA Inspection: QUALITY SURFACE PROCESSING

Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of QUALITY SURFACE PROCESSING in 1070 PINE ST., SCHOFIELD, WI 54476 (NAICS 332813). OSHA activity number 312555295.

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broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
1070 PINE ST.
City
SCHOFIELD
State
WI
ZIP
54476
Mailing
PO BOX 266, SCHOFIELD, WI 54476
Inspection type
Accident-driven (A)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
332813
SIC code (legacy)
3471
Employees
5
Ownership type
A
Industry flags
Manufacturing safety.

7 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Mar 19, 2010
Abate by
Mar 23, 2010
Penalty
Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500
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 severe burns from violent steam and salt eruptions or
explosion when
immersing parts with sealed containments into a super heated salt solution
containing caustic
alkalis:
a)On and prior to February 10, 2010, employees were exposed to a violent
explosion and/or eruption when immersing used military trailer hitch
components
with sealed containments into a heated (approximately 850 degree F) molten
salt
bath dip tank containing oxidizing and corrosive materials to remove paint.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable means to correct this hazard
is to follow the
Kolene Company manual information for "Safety in Molten Salt Bath
Operations":  The
manufacturer states in Section V, paragraph D, Specific Operations;
"Never immerse hollow
tubing or closed cavity dies or parts having blind holes in molten salt,
unless they are vented and
thoroughly dry inside. The same precaution of dryness applies to all
parts".
Abatement Certification and Abatement Documentation required.

1910.132 D02

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Mar 19, 2010
Abate by
Apr 19, 2010
Penalty
Initial $450 · Current $450

1910.132 F04

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Mar 19, 2010
Abate by
Apr 19, 2010

1910.303 G02 I

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Mar 19, 2010
Abate by
Mar 23, 2010
Penalty
Initial $600 · Current $600

1910.1200 E01

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Mar 19, 2010
Abate by
Apr 19, 2010
Penalty
Initial $450 · Current $450

1910.178 L06

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 3 instances 1 exposed
Issued
Mar 19, 2010
Abate by
Apr 5, 2010

1910.184 E03 II

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Mar 19, 2010
Abate by
Apr 12, 2010

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 312555295.

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