JOLIET, IL —
OSHA Inspection: GERDAU AMERISTEEL
Follow-up inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a follow-up health inspection of GERDAU AMERISTEEL in ONE INDUSTRY AVENUE, JOLIET, IL 60435 (NAICS 331111). OSHA activity number 331919076.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GERDAU AMERISTEEL
- Site address
- ONE INDUSTRY AVENUE
- City
- JOLIET
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60435
- Mailing
- ONE INDUSTRY AVENUE, JOLIET, IL 60435
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Follow-up (F)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- Yes
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 331111
- Employees
- 125
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1025 L01 II
- Issued
- May 11, 2012
- Abate by
- Jun 25, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1591
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not train each employee subject to exposure to lead at or above the action level in accordance with the requirements of this section: On or about March 14, 2012, at the Billet Yard, an employee required to torch-cut lead billets was exposed to airborne lead at an 8-hour time-weighted average level of 160 micrograms per cubic meter of air (ug/m3), approximately 3.2 times the 8-hour time-weighted average permissible exposure limit of 50 ug/m3, during a 95 minute sampling period. The employer did not train the employee in accordance with the requirements of this section, including, but not limited to, the contents of the standard and Appendices A and B.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.134 M02 I C
- Issued
- May 11, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(m)(2)(i)(C): The employer did not establish a record of the qualitative fit test administered to each employee: On or about March 14, 2012, at the Billet Yard, an employee was required to wear a 3M 8293 filtering facepiece respirator during torch-cutting of lead billets. The employer did not establish a record of the annual qualitative fit test.
Recent events (1)
- — 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 331919076.
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