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OSHA Inspection: OTR WHEEL ENGINEERING, INC.

Referral inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of OTR WHEEL ENGINEERING, INC. in 145 N. AVENUE, ROME, GA 30161 (NAICS 423130). OSHA activity number 314644857.

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Site address
145 N. AVENUE
City
ROME
State
GA
ZIP
30161
Mailing
6 RIVERSIDE INDUSTRIAL PARK, ROME, GA 30161
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (N)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
423130
SIC code (legacy)
5014
Employees
120
Ownership type
Private (A)

10 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Feb 8, 2012
Abate by
Mar 26, 2012
Penalty
Initial $4,050 · Current $2,025 Reduced
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer
did not
furnish to each of his employees 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 dust explosion, deflagration,
or other fire hazards
from industrial vacuum being located inside a building.:
a) An industrial vacuum system was installed to vacuum carbon black, a
combustible
dust, from the Green Carbon Reaction Chamber.  The industrial vacuum was
located
inside the building and was not equipped with an explosion deflagration
venting system,
suppression system, or other protective means to prevent a combustible
dust explosion.
Employees who work in the area of the Reaction Chamber were exposed to
explosion
hazards associated with the rupturing of the Hurricane 500EM. The dust was
analyzed
and determined to be explosive.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, A FEASIBLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO
CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO RELOCATE THE INDUSTRIAL VACUUM
SYSTEM OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING.
ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREDATION
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $2025.00
  • · Z (S) $4050.00

1910.146 C01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Feb 8, 2012
Abate by
Feb 16, 2012
Penalty
Initial $5,670 · Current $2,835 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $2835.00
  • · Z (S) $5670.00

1910.146 C04

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Feb 8, 2012
Abate by
Mar 26, 2012
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S)
  • · Z (S)

1910.146 D03

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Feb 8, 2012
Abate by
Mar 26, 2012

1910.146 C02

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Feb 8, 2012
Abate by
Feb 16, 2012
Penalty
Initial $3,240 · Current $1,620 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1620.00
  • · Z (S) $3240.00

1910.146 G01

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Feb 8, 2012
Abate by
Mar 26, 2012
Penalty
Initial $3,240 · Current $1,620 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1620.00
  • · Z (S) $3240.00

1910.1200 E01

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Feb 8, 2012
Abate by
Mar 26, 2012
Penalty
Initial $4,050 · Current $2,025 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $2025.00
  • · Z (S) $4050.00

1910.1200 G01

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Feb 8, 2012
Abate by
Mar 26, 2012

1910.1200 H

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Feb 8, 2012
Abate by
Mar 23, 2012
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S)
  • · Z (S)

1910.134 E01

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Feb 8, 2012
Abate by
Mar 26, 2012

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