PEORIA, IL —
OSHA Inspection: KUUSAKOSKI GLASS RECYCLING, LLC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of KUUSAKOSKI GLASS RECYCLING, LLC in 2022 W TOWNLINE RD, PEORIA, IL 61615 (NAICS 562920). OSHA activity number 339739518.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KUUSAKOSKI GLASS RECYCLING, LLC
- Site address
- 2022 W TOWNLINE RD
- City
- PEORIA
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 61615
- Mailing
- 2022 W TOWNLINE RD, PEORIA, IL 61615
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
- 562920
- Employees
- 11
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1025 C01
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $5,100 · Current $0 Reduced
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: The employer was not protecting the following employees from exposures to Lead at concentrations in excess of the Permissible Exposure Limit while performing routine work activities: a) Employee #1 was exposed to an eight-hour time-weighted average level of 0.073 mg/cubic meters, approximately 1.46 times the Permissible Exposure Limit of 0.05 mg/cubic meters for Lead particulate, while dumping material onto the Andela conveyor. The exposure level is derived from a sample collected over a 386 minute sampling period with zero exposure assumed for the unsampled period of time (94 minutes). b) Employee #2 was exposed to an eight-hour time-weighted average level of 0.064 mg/cubic meters, approximately 1.29 times the Permissible Exposure Limit of 0.05 mg/cubic meters for Lead particulate, while sorting material on the conveyor. The exposure level is derived from a sample collected over a 393 minute sampling period with zero exposure assumed for the unsampled period of time (87 minutes).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $5100
1910.1025 E01 I
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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 employees exposures to lead: The employer did not determine and implement adequate engineering controls to prevent employee exposures to Lead Dust at concentrations in excess of the Permissible Exposure Limit while performing routine work activities: a) Employee #1 was exposed to an eight-hour time-weighted average level of 0.073 mg/cubic meters, approximately 1.46 times the Permissible Exposure Limit of 0.05 mg/cubic meters for Lead particulate, while dumping material onto the Andela conveyor. The exposure level is derived from a sample collected over a 386 minute sampling period with zero exposure assumed for the unsampled period of time (94 minutes). b) Employee #2 was exposed to an eight-hour time-weighted average level of 0.064 mg/cubic meters, approximately 1.29 times the Permissible Exposure Limit of 0.05 mg/cubic meters for Lead particulate, while sorting material on the conveyor. The exposure level is derived from a sample collected over a 393 minute sampling period with zero exposure assumed for the unsampled period of time (87 minutes).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1025 I03 I
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $5,100 · Current $4,500 Reduced
1591
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: Employees working in the facility were exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit and the employer did not require the employees to shower at the end of the work shift to prevent further lead exposure.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4500
- — Z (S) $5100
1910.1025 I04 III
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $5,100 · Current $4,500 Reduced
1591
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: Employees working in the facility were exposed to lead in excess of the permissible exposure limit and the employer did not require the employees to wash their hands and face prior to eating, drinking, smoking or applying cosmetics.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4500
- — Z (S) $5100
1910.1027 D01 I
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $5,100 · Current $4,500 Reduced
0490
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1027(d)(1)(i): The employer did not determine whether any employee was exposed to cadmium at or above the action level: Employees working in the facility were exposed to cadmium in excess of the action level and the employer had not conducted personal monitoring to determine employees' exposures to cadmium.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4500
- — Z (S) $5100
1910.1027 L01 I A
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 30, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $5,100 · Current $4,500 Reduced
0490
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1027(l)(1)(i)(A): The employer did not institute a medical surveillance program for all employees who were or potentially were exposed to cadmium at or above the action level on 30 or more days per year (twelve consecutive months): Employees working in the facility were exposed to cadmium in excess of the action level and the employer had not instituted a medical surveillance program to determine employees' exposures to cadmium.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4500
- — Z (S) $5100
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