UNIONTOWN, OH —
OSHA Inspection: KOVATCH CASTINGS, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of KOVATCH CASTINGS, INC. in 3743 TABS DRIVE, UNIONTOWN, OH 44685 (NAICS 331512). OSHA activity number 330981598.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KOVATCH CASTINGS, INC.
- Site address
- 3743 TABS DRIVE
- City
- UNIONTOWN
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44685
- Mailing
- 3743 TABS DRIVE, UNIONTOWN, OH 44685
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 331512
- Employees
- 194
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 F03
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2011
- Abate by
- Dec 5, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $3,150 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(3): When the employer had reason to believe that an affected employee who had already been trained did not have the understanding and skill required by paragraph (f)(2) of this section, the employer did not retrain that employee: The employer did not retrain employees whose knowledge and use of the assigned equipment was inadequate, in that, employees were not properly shingling sleeves of protective clothing over the cuffs of gloves, on or about August 30, 2011. There were burns to the hands recorded on the OSHA logs from molten metal rolling inside of gloves.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3150
- — Z (S) $6300
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2011
- Abate by
- Nov 8, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $4,500 · Current $2,250 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use: The employer did not have a written respiratory protection program and employees were required to wear powered air-purifying respirators and supplied-airline respirators, on or about August 30, 2011.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2250
- — Z (S) $4500
1910.1200 H03 II
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2011
- Abate by
- Nov 8, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $4,500 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area: The employer did not provide training to employees on the health hazards of crystalline silica, on or about August 30, 2011.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $4500
1910.1200 F05 I
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2011
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein: The employer did not ensure containers hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to the pattern wash dip tank was labeled with the identity of the hazardous chemical, on or about August 30, 2011.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 F05 II
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2011
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the appropriate hazard warnings: The employer did not ensure containers hazardous chemicals, including, but not limited to the pattern wash dip tank was labeled with appropriate hazard warnings, on or about August 30, 2011.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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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 330981598.
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