OSHA Inspection: ELECTRUM, INC.

Issued

Mar 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    a) An emergency eyewash, capable of at least 15 minutes of continuous flushing, was not provided in the immediate vicinity of the Sodium Cyanide solution tank used for precious metal(s) recovery from scrap PC boards.  Employee(s) have exposure hazard of corrosive solution splashes during immerision / retrieval of pieces, or replentishing the bath solution.    Condition(s) were noted on or about 9/21/2012.

Issued

Mar 19, 2013

Abate by

Aug 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $900 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(1)(i): For any employees exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit, for more than 30 days per year, the employer did not implement engineering and work practice controls (including administrative controls) to reduce and maintain employee exposure to lead below the permissible exposure limit (PEL):    a) Weekly cleaning of the Melt Room floor by employee(s) using broom & sweeping compound was monitored for airborne exposure concentration to Lead (Pb) dust during the 45 mins the job was performed.  Assuming zero exposure  for the unsampled portion of the shift (435 mins), the adjusted 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) exposure of the sampled employee was 245 micrograms per cubic meter of air; 490% the OSHA permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 micrograms per cubic meter as an 8-hour TWA.      Condition(s) were noted on or about February 21, 2013.    NOTE: Feasible work practice controls not implemented include, but are not necessarily limited to, use of squeegee with wetting agent on floor of Melt Room and HEPA vacuuming.

Issued

Mar 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(1): All surfaces were not maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of lead:    a)  The entire refrigerator handle in the employee lunchroom, both front & back sides, had surface contamination which tested positive for Lead (Pb).    Condition(s) were noted on or about 2/21/2013.