OSHA Inspection: TITANIUM METALS CORP

Issued

Sep 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:     (a) Press Pit Area, 900 Hemlock Road, Morgantown, PA - Employees  were walking and working in the press room in the vicinity of the press controll tower pit that did not have a fall protection system, thereby exposing employees to a fall of approximetely 12 feet into the pit, on or about July 15, 2013.         No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Sep 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(ii): Each employee on a walking/working surface was not protected from tripping in or stepping into or through holes by covers:    (a) Press Pit Area, 900 Hemlock Road, Morgantown, PA - Employees were performing work activity and were not protected from stepping into a hole/pit. The uncovered hole/pit measured approximately 107 inches long by 35 inches wide and 24 inches deep, thereby exposing employees to injuries, on or about July 15, 2013.    (b) PAM Area, 900 Hemlock Road, Morgantown, PA- Employees were performing work activity and were not protected from stepping into a hole/pit. The hole/pit had a skid partially covering it and was configured  in an L shape that measured approximately 109 inches long by 36 inches wide and 24 inches deep, thereby exposing employees to injuries, on or about July 15, 2013.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Sep 12, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(b)(2): Midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, or equivalent intermediate structure members were not installed between the top edge of the guardrail system and the walking/working surface when there was no wall or parapet wall at least 21 inches (53 cm) high:     (a) PAM (Plasma Ark Melt) Area, 900 Hemlock Road, Morgantown, PA - A large open-sided pit/floor area was not adequately protected with a guardrail system in that a mid-rail was missing, thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 35 feet to the bottom of the pit, on or about July 15, 2013.      (b) PAM (Plasma Ark Melt) Mezzanine, 900 Hemlock Road, Morgantown, PA- An open-sided mezzanine area was not adequately protected with a guardrail system in that a mid-rail was missing, thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard of 10 feet, 8 inches, on or about July 15, 2013.      No abatement certification or documentation required.