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OSHA Inspection: ALTER TRADING CORPORATION

Planned inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of ALTER TRADING CORPORATION in 7000 SW ADAMS STREET, BARTONVILLE, IL 61607 (NAICS 423930). OSHA activity number 338699432.

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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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
7000 SW ADAMS STREET
City
BARTONVILLE
State
IL
ZIP
61607
Mailing
7000 SW ADAMS STREET PO BOX 4161, BARTONVILLE, IL 61607
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
A
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
423930
Employees
25
Ownership type
A

6 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.23 C01

Serious Gravity 5 3 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Apr 5, 2013
Penalty
Initial $4,675 · Current $3,350 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1):     Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:Note:  Toeboards are only required when persons can pass, there is moving equipment or there is equipment with which falling materials could create a hazard.    Employees were exposed to fall hazards greater than four feet in height when working on or gaining access to the following equipment and/or locations:    a. Missing two guardrail sections on the Baler;   b. Defective section of guardrail on the Harris Shear;  c. Missing two sections of toeboards on access platform for Harris Shear Control Room.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $3350
  • — Z (S) $4675

1910.219 M02 I

Serious Gravity 5 6 instances 1 exposed
Issued
Apr 5, 2013
Abate by
Apr 24, 2013
Penalty
Initial $4,675 · Current $3,350 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.219(m)(2)(i):     Expanded metal, sheet or perforated metal, and wire mesh was not securely fastened to frame.    Employees working in the Baler Pump Room were exposed to injury due to rotating parts on pumps were not adequately guarded to prevent contact. Wire mesh guards were not securely fastened to prevent contact with moving parts during maintenance and servicing activities.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $3350
  • — Z (S) $4675

1910.1000 A02

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Apr 5, 2013
Abate by
May 31, 2013
Penalty
Initial $5,610 · Current $4,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0731

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2):     Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of copper fume listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 0.1 milligrams per cubic meter (100 micrograms per cubic meter):    On February 25, 2013, a torcher was exposed to airborne copper fume at a concentration of 114 micrograms per cubic meter averaged over an eight-hour period, during torching activities, approximately 1.14 times the permissible exposure limits (PEL) of 100 micrograms per cubic meter. Overexposure to copper fume can cause acute lung damage/edema and metal fume fever.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $4000
  • — Z (S) $5610

1910.1000 E

Serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Apr 5, 2013
Abate by
May 31, 2013
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0731

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):      On February 25, 2013, effective engineering controls were not implemented and/or maintained to prevent employee exposures above the applicable permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 100 micrograms per cubic meter. A torcher was exposed to airborne copper fume at a concentration of 114 micrograms per cubic meter averaged over an eight-hour period, during torching activities, approximately 1.14 times the permissible exposure limits (PEL) of 100 micrograms per cubic meter. Overexposure to copper fume can cause acute lung damage/edema and metal fume fever. Administrative or engineering controls were not adequate to reduce the employee exposure to copper fume below the permissible exposure limit.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.1025 H01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Apr 5, 2013
Abate by
May 1, 2013
Penalty
Initial $2,805 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(1):     All surfaces were not maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of lead:    Surfaces in the torch shack were not free as practicable from accumulations of lead. Wipe sampling provided positive results for lead on a break table in the torch shack with a lead concentration of 3.66 micrograms.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (S) $2805

1910.178 L04 III

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Apr 5, 2013
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii):     An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:    The employer did not ensure that refresher training was conducted at least once every three years for employees that were required to operate powered industrial trucks.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (O) $0

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