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OSHA Inspection: CATAWBA VALLEY FABRICATION, INC.

Planned inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of CATAWBA VALLEY FABRICATION, INC. in 1823 BRIAN DRIVE, CONOVER, NC 28613 (NAICS 326150). OSHA activity number 313741308.

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Site address
1823 BRIAN DRIVE
City
CONOVER
State
NC
ZIP
28613
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
326150
SIC code (legacy)
9999
Employees
40
Ownership type
A
Industry flags
Manufacturing health.

6 citations on file for this inspection.

95012901

Serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Sep 11, 2009
Abate by
Oct 29, 2009
Penalty
Initial $700 · Current $500 Reduced
North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of North
Carolina:  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:
a)gluing/spaying area, employees working in the gluing/spraying area used
spray
guns to apply Whisper Spray Adhesive 1550 to foam cushion pieces to make
furniture cushions; air monitoring results revealed employee exposures as
follows:
1.On August 17, 2009, employee A was exposed to 1-Bromopropane levels at an
average concentration level of 31.58 parts per million (ppm).  This
exposure level
was derived from two samples taken over a total of 513 minutes in the
sampling
period;
NOTE:Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to abate this
hazard
is to provide an improved ventilation system that would reduce the
exposure level
to below 25 parts per million, the current manufacturer's recommended
exposure
level, as indicated on the Material Safety Data Sheet provided to NCDOL by
Catawba Valley Fabrication, Inc.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $500.00
  • — Z (S) $700.00

1910.134 A02

Serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Sep 11, 2009
Abate by
Oct 29, 2009
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.219 D01

Serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Sep 11, 2009
Abate by
Sep 16, 2009
Penalty
Initial $250 · Current $100 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $100.00
  • — Z (S) $250.00

1910.38 B

Other-than-serious 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Sep 11, 2009
Abate by
Oct 29, 2009

1910.101 B

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Sep 11, 2009
Abate by
Sep 16, 2009

1910.178 L01 I

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 11, 2009
Abate by
Oct 29, 2009

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