OSHA Inspection: WICKEDER STEEL COMPANY

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s):    (a)     On heat treat line 2 when the heat treat employee collected the quality control samples at the Friedrich Petig GmBH model 10432 alligator shear he was exposed to the closing alligator shear blade and was not protected by the two-hand controls that the alligator shear operator used.

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    (a)     Employees in heat treating were required to wear the Moldex model 2310 N99 filtering facepiece respirators and were not given a medical evaluation.

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):    (a)     Employees in heat treating were required to wear the Moldex model 2310 N99 filtering facepiece respirators and were not given a fit test.

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:    (a)     Employees in heat treat were required to wear the Moldex model 2310 N99 filtering facepiece respirator and had a growth of beard that came between the respirator surface and the face.

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    (a)     Employees were required to wear Moldex model 2310 N99 filtering facepiece respirators for protection against lead and no written respirator protection program was developed.

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(f)(3)(i)(C): The employer did not provide HEPA filters for powered and non-powered air-purifying respirators:    (a)     Employees in heat treating were required to wear the Moldex model 2310 N99 filtering facepiece respirators which did not have HEPA (100-series) filters.

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(c)(1): Employee(s) were exposed to lead at concentrations greater than fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight-hour period:  (a)     The heat treat operator in the heat treat department was exposed to lead at an 8-hour time-weighted average of 0.059 mg/m3, approximately 1.19 times the limit of 0.050 mg/m3; this limit is established to prevent severe damage to the blood-forming, nervous, urinary and reproductive systems with symptoms of loss of apetite, metallic taste in the mouth, anziety, constipation, nausea, pallor, excessive tiredness, weakness, insomnia, headache, nervous irritability, muscle and joint pain or soreness, fine tremors, numbness, dizziness, hyperactivity and colic.  The sample was collected on February 25, 2014 during a 466 minute sampling period.  Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 14 minutes not sampled.

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-12-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) were not implemented to reduce and maintain employee exposure to lead :  (a)      The heat treat operator in the heat treat department was exposed to lead at an 8-hour time-weighted average of 0.059 mg/m3, approximately 1.19 times the limit of 0.050 mg/m3; this limit is established to prevent severe damage to the blood-forming, nervous, urinary and reproductive systems with symptoms of loss of apetite, metallic taste in the mouth, anziety, constipation, nausea, pallor, excessive tiredness, weakness, insomnia, headache, nervous irritability, muscle and joint pain or soreness, fine tremors, numbness, dizziness, hyperactivity and colic.  The sample was collected on February 25, 2014 during a 466 minute sampling period.  Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 14 minutes not sampled.

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(g)(1)(ii): Appropriate protective work clothing and equipment was not provided when employee(s) were exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators, or where the possibility of skin or eye irritation exists:      (a)     Employees in heat treating were exposed to lead above the PEL and were not provided with hats.    (b)     Employees in heat treating were exposed to lead above the PEL and were not provided with shoes or disposable shoe coverlets.

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(3)(i): Employee(s) exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators, were not required to shower at the end of the work shift:    (a)     Employees in heat treating were not required to shower at the end of the shift.

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(3)(i): The employer did not establish and implement a written compliance program to reduce exposures to or below the permissible exposure limit, solely by means of engineering and work practice controls:    (a)     There was no written compliance program established for employees in the heat treat department exposed to lead from the lead quench.

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(4)(i): When ventilation was used to control exposure to lead, measurements which demonstrate the effectiveness of the system in controlling exposure were not made at least every three months:  (a)     There had been no measurements taken of the ventilation system used at the lead quench.

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(g)(2)(v): Contaminated protective clothing to be cleaned, laundered, or disposed of, was not placed in a closed container in the change room to prevent dispersion of lead outside the container:    (a)     The Cintas hamper for the dirty uniforms was located outside of the locker room.

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(g)(2)(vii)(A): The employer did not ensure that labels of bags or containers of contaminated protective clothing and equipment include the following information:  DANGER: CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATED WITH LEAD. MAY DAMAGE FERTILITY OR THE UNBORN CHILD. CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE WHEN HANDLING. DO NOT REMOVE DUST BY BLOWING OR SHAKING. DISPOSE OF LEAD CONTAMINATED WASH WATER IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL REGULATIONS:      (a)     The Cintas hamper for the dirty uniforms had no label.

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(4)(ii): Lunchroom facilities for employees exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators, were not provided with a temperature controlled, positive pressure, filtered air supply:  (a)     The lunchroom was not provided with a positive pressure and filtered air supply.

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(g)(2)(viii): Lead was removed from protective clothing and equipment by blowing, shaking or other means which dispersed lead into the air:    (a)     In the heat treat department dust was blown off of uniforms and machines using compressed air.

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(1): All surfaces were not maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of lead:    (a)     Wipe samples identified lead at the soda vending machine chute, the cardboard that covers the hazardous waste Gaylord, the top of the control panel adjacent to the lead quench, and the floor in front of the lead quench.

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(2)(ii): Shoveling, sweeping or brushing methods were used to remove lead accumulations where vacuuming or other equally effective methods were available and feasible:    (a)     Brooms used for dry sweeping and the walk-behind floor sweeper were used in the heat treat department.

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(4)(iii): Employee(s) exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), without regard to the use of respirators, were not required to wash their hands and face prior to eating, drinking, smoking or applying cosmetics:    (a)     Wipe sampling identified lead on the hands of employees eating in the lunchroom.

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(j)(2)(i): The employer did not make available biological monitoring, including blood sampling and analysis for lead and zinc protoporphyrin levels for each employee covered under 29 CFR 1910.1025 (j)(1)(i):    (a)     Blood lead tests done for employees in the heat treat department did not include a test for zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP).

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(j)(2)(i)(A): The employer did not make available biological monitoring, including blood sampling and analysis for lead and zinc protoporphyrin levels for each employee covered under 29 CFR 1910.1025(j)(1)(i) of this section at least every 6 months to each employee covered under paragraph (j)(1)(i) of this section:    (a)     Employees in the heat treat department who received a blood lead test did not have another blood lead test within 6 months.

Issued

2014-04-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(e)(1): Standard railing(s) did not consist of top rail, intermediate rail and/or posts and/or did not have a vertical height of 42 inches (106.7 cm) nominal from upper surface of top rail to floor, platform runway, or ramp level:  (a)     At the accumulate pit for line one the heavy duty guard rail had a top rail height of 34 inches and there was no intermediate rail.