OSHA Inspection: THE WELLMARK COMPANY, INC.

Issued

2013-05-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(b)(1): Aisles and passageways were not kept clear and in good repair, with no obstruction across or in aisles that could create a hazard:    On or about January 22, 2013, and at times prior thereto, the lead-casting operation was set up in the machine shop aisleway near the "doorway" separating the machine shop from the assembly area; forklifts in the machine shop use this aisleway for delivery of materials to the assembly area.

Issued

2013-05-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $3500.00

Hazardous substances 1592

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(2): An initial determination was not made to determine if any employee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level:  On or about January 11, 2013, and at times prior thereto, the employer had not performed sampling to determine if employees casting lead counter-weights for instrumentation were exposed to air-borne lead at or above the action level.  On January 22, 2013 an employee was exposed to an air-borne lead concentration of 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air (ug/M3) during a 142 minute lead-casting operation in which 100 lead-counterweights were cast.  Chronic overexposure to lead may result in severe damage to blood-forming, nervous, urinary and reproductive systems.  The National Toxicology Program (NTP) carcinogenic classification for lead is "Reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen" and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) carcinogenic classification for lead is Group 2B (possibly carcinogenic to humans).

Issued

2013-05-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $1500.00 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:    On or about January 22, 2013, a wipe sample of the top of the AED cabinet located in the maintenance area near the location where lead-casting operations are performed contained 225.15 micrograms of Lead.

Issued

2013-05-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(i): Employee(s) working in an area where there is potential exposure to airborne lead at any level were not informed of the content of Appendices A and B of 29 CFR 1910.1025:     On or about January 11, 2013, and at times prior thereto, employees performing lead-casting operations exposed to air-borne lead at any level were not informed of the content of Appendices A and B of 29 CFR 1910.1025; on January 22, 2013 an employee was exposed to an air-borne lead concentration of 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air (ug/M3) during a 142 minute lead-casting operation in which 100 lead-counterweights were cast.  Chronic overexposure to lead may result in severe damage to blood-forming, nervous, urinary and reproductive systems.  The National Toxicology Program (NTP) carcinogenic classification for lead is Reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) carcinogenic classification for lead is Group 2B (possibly carcinogenic to humans).