BEAVER DAM, WI —
OSHA Inspection: KIRSH FOUNDRY INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of KIRSH FOUNDRY INC. in 125 ROWELL ST, BEAVER DAM, WI 53916 (NAICS 331511). OSHA activity number 339664492.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- KIRSH FOUNDRY INC.
- Site address
- 125 ROWELL ST
- City
- BEAVER DAM
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53916
- Mailing
- 125 ROWELL ST, BEAVER DAM, WI 53916
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 331511
- Employees
- 80
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.138 A
- Issued
- Aug 27, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 25, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,500 · Current $2,250 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employees to use appropriate hand protection when employees hands were exposed to hazardous condition(s): On or about April 7, 2014, the employer did not require all employees working in the core room to wear gloves to protect against the hazards of isocyanates.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2250
- — Z (S) $4500
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Aug 27, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 18, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,500 · Current $2,250 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: On or about April 7, 2014, the employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2250
- — Z (S) $4500
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Aug 27, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 18, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: On or about April 7, 2014, the employer did not provide effective training to employees using hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to: Techniset 6510, the hazards of which include skin and respiratory sensitization.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Aug 27, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form: (a) On or about April 7, 2014, the employer did not perform air sampling to determine core room employee's exposure to isocyanates. (b) On or about April 7, 2014, the employer did not perform air sampling to determine core room employee's exposure to silica.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 F06 II
- Issued
- Aug 27, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 18, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical: On or about April 7, 2014, the employer did not ensure that all the chemicals bottles were labeled with information about the chemicals hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 339664492.
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