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OSHA Inspection: AUSTIN POWDER COMPANY

Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of AUSTIN POWDER COMPANY in 430 POWDER PLANT RD., ST. RT. 677, MCARTHUR, OH 45651 (NAICS 325920). OSHA activity number 313150146.

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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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
430 POWDER PLANT RD., ST. RT. 677
City
MCARTHUR
State
OH
ZIP
45651
Mailing
P.O. BOX 317, MCARTHUR, OH 45651
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
325920
SIC code (legacy)
2892
Employees
196
Ownership type
A

5 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 9 exposed
Issued
Jan 13, 2010
Abate by
Feb 15, 2010
Penalty
Initial $7,000 · Current $4,550 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 exposed to fire and
explosion hazards where emergency employee alarm systems were inoperable:
a.In the FAR Building, the employee evacuation/fire siren/alarm system was
not equipped
with at least two independent and reliable power supplies so that when
electricity failed
in the building, the alarm system would switch to the back-up supply and
the evacuation
/warning alarm would still work.  Employees were not warned of an
emergency at the
building and were exposed to fire/explosion and smoke inhalation.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct the
hazard is to install two independent and reliable power supplies, one
primary and one
secondary as outlined in National Fire Protection Associations (NFPA) 72,
National
Fire
Alarm and Signaling Code, 2010 Edition, section 10.5.3.2.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $4550.00
  • — Z (S) $7000.00

1910.38 F01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jan 13, 2010
Abate by
Feb 15, 2010
Penalty
Initial $7,000 · Current $4,550 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $4550.00
  • — Z (S) $7000.00

1910.119 O01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Jan 13, 2010
Abate by
Mar 3, 2010
Penalty
Initial $7,000 · Current $4,550 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $4550.00
  • — Z (S) $7000.00

1910.165 B01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Jan 13, 2010
Abate by
Feb 15, 2010
Penalty
Initial $7,000 · Current $4,550 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $4550.00
  • — Z (S) $7000.00

1910.1030 F03

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jan 13, 2010
Abate by
Mar 3, 2010
Penalty
Initial $7,000 · Current $4,550 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $4550.00
  • — Z (S) $7000.00

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