OSHA Inspection: CARYLON CORPORATION

Issued

2012-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $7000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(6)(iii):     Where the initial monitoring revealed that employee exposure to lead was above the permissible exposure limit,; monitoring was not repeated at least quarterly and continued at the required frequency until at least two consecutive measurements taken at least 7 days apart were below the PEL and at or above the action level:  a)  Carylon Corporation dba Ace Pipe Cleaning Inc. at the ASARCO Smelter- on or about April 3, 2012 and at times prior quarterly monitoring has not been conducted for employees' with lead exposure levels measured at 0.081mg/m3 and 0.074 mg/m3 8-hour Time Weighted Average while working in the area of the Converter Flue since April 7, 2000.

Issued

2012-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $4500.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(j)(2)(i)(A):     The employer did not make available biological monitoring in the form of blood sampling and analysis for lead and zinc protoporphyrin levels at least every 6 months to each affected employee:  a)  Carylon Corporation dba Ace Pipe Cleaning Inc. at ASARCO Hayden Smelter - on or about April 3, 2012 and at times prior thereto employees exposed to lead above the action level were not provided biological monitoring for lead and zinc protoporophyrin when sampling conducted on April 7, 2000 found exposure levels to lead above the action level during converter flue activities for both laborers and operators.

Issued

2012-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2):     The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:  a)  Carylon Corporation dba Ace Pipe Cleaning Inc. at ASARCO Hayden Smelter - on or about April 3, 2012 and at times prior thereto ACE Pipe Cleaning Inc. did not verify their workplace hazard assessment through a written certification that:  - Identified the workplace evaluated;  - Stated the name of the person certifying the evaluation had been performed;  - The date(s) the hazard assessment was conducted; and   - Identified the document as a certification of hazard assessment.

Issued

2012-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  a) Carylon Corporation dba Ace Pipe Cleaning Inc. at ASARCO Hayden Smelter - on or about April 3, 2012 and at times prior thereto, the written respiratory protection program did not include worksite specific procedures and elements specific to the ASARCO Hayden Smelter.  Employees were engaged in vacuuming and hydro-blasting activities throughout the smelter site including entering into confined spaces.

Issued

2012-06-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i):     Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:  a) Carylon Corporation dba Ace Pipe Cleaning Inc. at ASARCO Hayden Smelter - on or about April 3, 2012 and at times prior thereto a program for the energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections specific to Ace Pipe Cleaning employees at Hayden Smelter was not developed.  Employees participate in group lockout of energy prior to entering/cleaning tanks and flues at the ASARCO Smelter to prevent chemicals from flowing into the tanks and along the flues that are being cleaned.