OSHA Inspection: PRIME MATERIALS RECOVERY INC.

Issued

Apr 18, 2013

Abate by

Dec 31, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to particulate dust explosion, deflagration, and fire hazards due to deficient implementation of preventive/protective measures in its scrap wire processing system.       a) Throughout the production area, on or about 11/27/12: Accumulation of combustible particulate was present on horizontal surfaces including pipes, ductwork, process line equipment, and walking-working surfaces. Regular cleaning frequencies were not established or practiced to keep particulate accumulation as minimal as practicable.     b) On the ventilation system for production lines, on or about 3/25/13: An outdoor baghouse which handled explosive particulate was not equipped with a means of explosion protection or with isolation devices to prevent deflagration propagation upstream to work areas       Abatement documentation must be submitted for these items.

Issued

Apr 18, 2013

Abate by

May 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:    a) At the facility, on or about 11/27/12: Where dust masks and a half face respirator were available for voluntary use, employees were not provided with the information in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134.         Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Apr 18, 2013

Abate by

May 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct an annual or more frequent inspection of the energy control procedure to ensure that the procedure and requirements of this standard were followed:    a) At the facility, on or about 11/27/12: Written procedures for lockout-tagout of machinery including separating tables, and mtb prechopper were not reviewed on at least an annual basis.       Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.