LINCOLN, NE —
OSHA Inspection: NEENAH FOUNDRY, INC.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of NEENAH FOUNDRY, INC. in 5945 N 70TH STREET, LINCOLN, NE 68507 (NAICS 331511). OSHA activity number 340210467.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NEENAH FOUNDRY, INC.
- Site address
- 5945 N 70TH STREET
- City
- LINCOLN
- State
- NE
- ZIP
- 68507
- Mailing
- PO BOX 29708, LINCOLN, NE 68529
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 120
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2015
- Abate by
- Jul 24, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,250 · Current $2,550 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested: In the melt and grinding departments, the employer is failing to protect employees from respiratory hazards including respirable silica and dust and metal fumes in that; employees using N95 filtering face piece, 3M 8200 half face, and 3M 6000 full face respirators with p100 cartridges as required by the employers respiratory protection program are not fit tested annually. Abatement certification is required for this violation. The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with citation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2550
- — Z (S) $4250
1910.134 I08
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2015
- Abate by
- Jul 24, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,250 · Current $2,550 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(i)(8): Breathing air couplings were not incompatible with other gas systems to prevent inadvertent servicing of air line respirators with non-respirable gases or oxygen: In the grinding department the employer is failing to protect employees from respiratory hazards including asphyxiation in that; breathing air couplings used with the air hoses for the supplied air hoods required by the employer's respiratory protection program for protection from silica and respirable dust, are not incompatible with couplings used with compressed air lines for the grinders that operates on non-grade D breathing air. Abatement certification is required for this violation. The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with citation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2550
- — Z (S) $4250
1910.178 M03
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2015
- Abate by
- Jul 24, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,250 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(3): A safe place to ride was not provided where riding a powered industrial truck(s) was authorized: In the melt department, the employer is failing to provide employees with a safe place to ride on the Yale forklift in that; employees are raised 12' with the forklift on a platform that is not secured to the forks, and the platform does not have a guardrail system consisting of a 42" top rail and intermediate rail. Abatement certification is required for this violation. The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with citation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3000
- — Z (S) $4250
1910.179 N03 I
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2015
- Abate by
- Jul 24, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $5,100 · Current $3,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.179(n)(3)(i): The load was not well secured and properly balanced in the sling or lifting device before it was lifted more than a few inches: In the grinding department the employer is failing to protect employees from struck-by hazards in that; the manhole frame castings are not properly balanced and secured before being lifted with the overhead hoist from the floor to the grinding table. Abatement certification is required for this violation. The abatement certification sheet is enclosed with citation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3500
- — Z (S) $5100
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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 340210467.
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