CLEVELAND, OH —
OSHA Inspection: W.E.R. CHROME PLATING LLC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of W.E.R. CHROME PLATING LLC in 3885 E. 78TH STREET, CLEVELAND, OH 44105 (NAICS 332813). OSHA activity number 331916775.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- W.E.R. CHROME PLATING LLC
- Site address
- 3885 E. 78TH STREET
- City
- CLEVELAND
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44105
- Mailing
- 3885 E. 78TH STREET, CLEVELAND, OH 44105
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 332813
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
20 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $3000.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition: On or about Feburary 17, 2012, the employer did not keep places of employement in an orderly and clean way. Employees were expose to combustible dust in the polish department.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $3000
- — F (S) $300
- — Z (S) $3000
1910.124 F
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $2400.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.124(f): Employees were not knowledgeable of the proper first-aid procedures appropriate to the dipping or coating hazards to which they were exposed: On or about Feburary 17, 2012, in the Plating Department, employees were not trained on the appropriate first aid procedures for the dipping and coating hazards present at their worksite. Those hazards include but are not limited to handling chemicals such as muratic acid, chrome, nickel, sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide, nitric acid, acid copper, copper alky, and caustic stip.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $2400
- — F (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2400
1910.124 G02
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.124(g)(2): Employees who worked with liquids that could burn, irritate, or otherwise harm their skin were not provided with an emergency shower and eye-wash station close to the dipping and coating operation: On or about Feburary 17, 2012, the Plating Department did not have an emergency shower and eye-wash station for employees who work with liquids that could burn, irritate, or harm their skin.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $0
- — F (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.124 G03
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.124(g)(3): Employees who work with liquids that could burn, irritate, or otherwise harm their skin, were not provided with at least one basin with a hot-water faucet for every 10 employees who worked with such liquids: On or about Feburary 17, 2012, the Plating Department did not have a hot water basin available to employees who work with liquids that could burn, irritate, or harm their skin.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $0
- — F (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.124 H03
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.124(h)(3): Employees working with liquids that could burn, irritate, or otherwise harm their skin were not provided with appropriate first-aid supplies that were located near dipping or coating operations: On or about Feburary 17, 2012, the Plating Department did not have first aid supplies available for employees working with liquids that could burn, irritate, or harm their skin.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $0
- — F (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.124 H04
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $1800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.124(h)(4): Employees working with chromic acid were not provided with periodic examinations of their exposed body parts, especially their nostrils: On or about Feburary 17, 2012, the Plating Department employees were not provided with periodic examinations of their nostrils or other exposed body parts.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $1800
- — F (S) $0
- — Z (S) $1800
1910.126 E
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $4200.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.126(e): Cyanide tanks were not provided with a dike or other safeguard to prevent cyanide from mixing with an acid if the dip tank were to fail: On or about Feburary 17, 2012, the cyanide tanks located in the Plating Department did not have a dike or other safeguard to prevent cyanide from mixing with acid tanks in the area in the event of a failure.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $4200
- — F (S) $300
- — Z (S) $4200
1910.132 F01
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $2400.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment: On or about Feburary 17, 2012, employees required to wear personal protection equipment have not been trained on its use. Employees are working with muriatic acid, chrome, nickel, sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide, nitric acid, acid copper, copper alky, and caustic strip.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $2400
- — F (S) $300
- — Z (S) $2400
1910.133 A01
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation: On or about Feburary 17, 2012 the employer did not ensure that employees working in the Plating Department with acids and bases were provided with the appropriate personal protective equipment such as, but not limited to, googles to protect them from splashes of acids and bases.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $0
- — F (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.157 E02
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $3000.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly: On or about Feburary 17, 2012, the employer did not have an ABC fire extinguisher located in the polishing department visually inspected monthly.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $3000
- — F (S) $300
- — Z (S) $3000
1910.157 E03
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): The annual maintenace record was not retained for one year after the last entry or the life of the shell, whichever is less: On or about Feburary 17, 2012, the employer did not have an ABC fire extinguisher located in the polishing department inspected annually.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $0
- — F (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.157 G02
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): Fire extinguishers were available for employee us and the employer did not provide fire extinguisher training initially upon employment and then annually thereafter: On or about Feburary 17, 2012, the employer did not provide annual training for portable fire extinguishers when available for employee use.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $0
- — F (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.303 B06
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $3000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(6): Conductors or equipment were located in damp or wet locations; where exposed to gases, fumes, vapors, liquids, or other agents that had a deteriorating effect on the conductors or equipment; or where exposed to excessive temperatures; On or about Feburary 17, 2012, the Plating Department had electrical boxes, conduit, and electrical outlets that were exposed to vapors and liquids that caused them to be in a deteriorated state.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $3000
- — F (S) $0
- — Z (S) $3000
1910.305 B03 I
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $2400.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(3)(i): Pull and junction boxes used did not provide a complete enclosure for the contained conductors or cables: On or about Februray 17, 2012, the junction box on the south west wall of the Polishing Department was not enclosed exposing live wires.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $2400
- — F (S) $300
- — Z (S) $2400
1910.1026 D01
- Issued
- Penalty
- Initial $4200.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1): The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI): On or about Februray 17, 2012, the employer did not conduct air sampling to determine the 8-hour time weighted average for each employee exposed to chromium (VI).
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $4200
- — F (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4200
1910.1026 J01 I
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(j)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that all surfaces were maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of chromium (VI); On or about February 17, 2012 the employer did not keep all surfaces as free as practicable of the accumulation of chroumium (VI) in the Plating Department.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $0
- — F (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1026 L01
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1): The employer did not ensure that all employees who were assigned to workplaces where there was exposure to chromium (VI) were provided with information and training as required by the Hazard Communication standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200: On or about February 17, 2012 the employer did not ensure that all employees who are exposed to chromium (VI) were provided with information and training.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $0
- — F (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $4200.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met On or about February 12, 2012, the company did not implement and maintain a written hazard communication program at the site. Employees work with hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited tomuriatic acid, nickel, sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide, nitric acid, acid copper, copper alky, and caustic strip.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $4200
- — F (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4200
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $0.00 · Current $300.00
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: On or about February 17, 2012, the employer did not provide training or information to employees working with hazardous chemicals such muriatic acid, nickel, sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide, nitric acid, acid copper, copper alky, and caustic strip.
Recent events (3)
- — C (S) $0
- — F (S) $300
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 K06
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer: On or about Feburary 17, 2012, the employer did not provide employees with Appendix D of the respiratory standard when voluntarily using N-95 filtering face piece respirators.
Recent events (3)
- — C (O) $0
- — F (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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