HUNTSVILLE, AL —
OSHA Inspection: AMTEC CORPORATION
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of AMTEC CORPORATION in BLDG 7352 TEST AREA 10, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35898 (NAICS 325998). OSHA activity number 314368515.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- AMTEC CORPORATION
- Site address
- BLDG 7352 TEST AREA 10
- City
- HUNTSVILLE
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35898
- Mailing
- 500 WYNN DRIVE, SUITE 314, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35816
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 325998
- SIC code (legacy)
- 2899
- Employees
- 30
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.106 D04 I
- Issued
- Nov 4, 2010
- Abate by
- Nov 12, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $5,600 · Current $56,000
Recent events (2)
- — F (W) $56000.00
- — Z (S) $5600.00
1910.106 E06 I
- Issued
- Nov 4, 2010
- Abate by
- Nov 12, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $5,600
Recent events (2)
- — F (S)
- — Z (S) $5600.00
1910.106 E06 II
- Issued
- Nov 4, 2010
- Abate by
- Nov 12, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $5,600
Recent events (2)
- — J (S)
- — Z (S) $5600.00
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Nov 4, 2010
- Abate by
- Nov 16, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $5,600
Recent events (2)
- — F (S)
- — Z (S) $5600.00
1910.106 E06 I
- Issued
- Nov 4, 2010
- Abate by
- Nov 12, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $5,600 · Current $5,200 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $5200.00
- — Z (S) $5600.00
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Nov 4, 2010
- Abate by
- Nov 16, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $5,600
Recent events (2)
- — F (S)
- — Z (S) $5600.00
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Nov 4, 2010
- Abate by
- Nov 17, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $56,000 · Current $3,000 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 a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees in that employees were exposed to a fire and explosion hazard. (a)On or about May 05, 2010 - AP Recovery Pilot Plant, Building 7352, Test Area 10, Redstone Arsenal, AL, the employer did not verify the suitability of equipment to do the work of processing an ammonium perchlorate (AP) and n- Butanol slurry. The employer utilized a (horizontal screw type) decanter centrifuge that was not documented to be suitable for use in an environment containing flammable and/or explosive dusts and flammable vapors to process energetic material. Among other methods, one feasible and useful method to correct the hazard - The hazard could be abated by following the requirement in the US Army's Standing Operating Procedures for Energetic Processing Module (EPM) Prototype Ammonium Perchlorate Recovery dated March 2, 2009 (SOP RA-0000-P-WD- GM-064), which was stated that any changes in equipment require a review by the Hazard Analysis Working Group (HAWG) and a revised SOP.
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $3000.00
- — Z (W) $56000.00
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Nov 4, 2010
- Abate by
- Nov 17, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $56,000 · Current $3,000 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 a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees in that employees were exposed to flash fire and explosion hazard while processing ammonium perchlorate and n-Butanol slurry: a)On or about May 05, 2010 - AP Recovery Pilot Plant, Building 7352, Test Area 10, Redstone Arsenal, AL, employees were operating a decanter centrifuge as an attended operation to separate a slurry of ammonium perchlorate and n-Butanol, instead of being stationed remotely. Among other methods, one feasible and useful method to correct the hazard - The hazard could be abated by following the requirements in the US Army's Standing Operating Procedures for Energetic Processing Module (EPM) Prototype Ammonium Perchlorate Recovery dated March 02, 2009 (SOP RA-0000-P-WD- GM-064) which stated the centrifuge operations would be remote.
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $3000.00
- — Z (W) $56000.00
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Source
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 314368515.
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