WAUKESHA, WI —
OSHA Inspection: PURE POWER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of PURE POWER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC in 1401 PERKINS AVE, WAUKESHA, WI 53186 (NAICS 331511). OSHA activity number 334363710.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PURE POWER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Site address
- 1401 PERKINS AVE
- City
- WAUKESHA
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53186
- Mailing
- 1401 PERKINS AVE, WAUKESHA, WI 53186
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
- 331511
- Employees
- 100
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.106 E06 II
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2012
- Abate by
- Nov 26, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,380 · Current $0 Reduced
1560
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii): Class I liquids were dispensed into containers without the nozzle and container electrically interconnected: (a) Employee in the core molding department was exposed to a fire hazard while dispensingVelvasol 425, a flammable isopropyl alcohol. The alcohol was dispensed from a barrel into a metal pail without the use of grounding /bonding cable to prevent static electrical sparking and fire.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $2380
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2012
- Abate by
- Nov 26, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $1,000 Reduced
9010
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: (a) The castings' knock off worker at the H1 & H2 knock off wall station was a newly obtained temp worker. He was wearing a 3M Powered Air Purifyimg Respirator. He had not been medically evaluated for his ability to wear a respirator. He was exposed to respirable dust containing 22% silica at an 8-hour time weighted average of 0.563 miligrams per cubic meter, approximately 1.34 times the limit of 0.42 miligrams per cubic meter. This limit is established to prevent silicosis disease. The sample was collected on June 5, 2012 during a 454 minute sampling period.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1000
- — Z (S) $3500
1910.1000 C
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2012
- Abate by
- Apr 26, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1000(c): An employee(s) was exposed to silica in excess of the 8-hour time weighted average limits of 0.42 miligrams per cubic meter listed in Table Z-3: (a) The castings' knock off worker at the H1 & H2 knock off wall station was exposed to respirable dust containing 22% silica at an 8-hour time weighted average of 0.563 miligrams per cubic meter, approximately 1.34 times the limit of 0.42 miligrams per cubic meter. This limit is established to prevent silicosis disease. The sample was collected on June 5, 2012 during a 454 minute sampling period. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 26 minutes not sampled.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2100
1910.1000 E
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2012
- Abate by
- Apr 26, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9010
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d): (a) Engineering controls were not maintained and operating efficiently to prevent employee over-exposure to respirable silica dust. The castings' knock off worker at the H1 & H2 knock off wall station was exposed to respirable dust containing 22% silica at an 8-hour time weighted average of 0.563 milligrams per cubic meter, approximately 1.34 times the limit of 0.42 mliligrams per cubic meter. This limit is established to prevent silicosis disease. The sample was collected on June 5, 2012 during a 454 minute sampling period. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 26 minutes not sampled. Feasable engineering controls could include: 1) an evaluation of ventilation and local exhaust systems to ensure capture of silica dust and 2) implementation of a program that ensures operation of exhaust system within it's designed parameters, and 3) implementing a maintenance program for the exhaust system.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2012
- Abate by
- Nov 26, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets. (a) Employees exposed to Dimethylethylamine (DMEA) were not effectively trained on the hazards, symptomology and reporting of over exposure events. Employees failed to report vision disturbances such as cloudy and halo vision caused by DMEA ecxposure.
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 334363710.
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