CALVERT, AL ·
OSHA Inspection: THYSSENKRUPP STEEL USA, LLC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of THYSSENKRUPP STEEL USA, LLC. in 1 THYSSENKRUPP DRIVE, CALVERT, AL 36513 (NAICS 331512). OSHA activity number 334865797.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- THYSSENKRUPP STEEL USA, LLC.
- Site address
- 1 THYSSENKRUPP DRIVE
- City
- CALVERT
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 36513
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 456, CALVERT, AL 36513
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 1500
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.303 B01
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2012
- Abate by
- Sep 6, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1): Electrical Equipment was not free from Recognized hazards that were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees: a) In the South end of #4 Electrical Building of the Hot Strip Mill: On June 25, 2012 and at times prior to; the employer failed to protect employees from hazards by allowing tethers made of steel or other conductive materials to be placed on or attached to electrical cabinets. The tethers posed a hazard in that they could contact live electrical conductors inside the cabinets resulting in electrocution and arch flash hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $7000
- · Z (S) $7000
1910.333 A01
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2012
- Abate by
- Sep 10, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.333(a)(1): Live parts to which an employee may be exposed were not deenergized before the employee worked on or near them: a) In electrical room #4, at electrical cabinet controlling Down Coiler #2: On June 25, 2012, the employer failed to ensure that the electrical cabinet was deenergized prior to allowing an employee to cut tethers that secured the lock to the cabinet that caused an arc flash that injured an employee.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $7000
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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 334865797.
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