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OSHA Inspection: METECH RECYCLING

Referral inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of METECH RECYCLING in 500 W 53RD PL, DENVER, CO 80216 (NAICS 423930). OSHA activity number 340352673.

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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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Establishment
METECH RECYCLING
Site address
500 W 53RD PL
City
DENVER
State
CO
ZIP
80216
Mailing
500 W 53RD PL, DENVER, CO 80216
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
423930
Employees
40
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.141 G02

Other-than-serious 1 instance 40 exposed
Issued
Jul 29, 2015
Abate by
Aug 18, 2015
Penalty
Initial $1,785 · Current $1,250 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.141(g)(2): Eating and drinking areas. No employee shall be allowed to consume food or beverages in a toilet room nor in any area exposed to a toxic material.    (a) Metech Recycling @ 500 W 53rd Place, Denver CO 80216: On or before February 10th, 2015 the employer allowed  employees to consume beverages while dismantling electronic waste which may contain lead, cadmium and other toxic metals.  Employer stated that employees are allowed to have beverage containers which have a lid.  This condition exposed employees to chemical hazards.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $1250
  • — Z (S) $1785

1910.1025 H01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 40 exposed
Issued
Jul 29, 2015
Abate by
Aug 18, 2015
Penalty
Initial $1,785 · Current $1,250 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(1): Surfaces. All surfaces shall be maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of lead.    (a) Metech Recycling @ 500 W 53rd Place, Denver CO 80216: On or before February 10th, 2015 the employer did not ensure that workstation surfaces were cleaned regularly to remove lead accumulations.  Wipe sample results ranged between 169 -1960 ug for lead on three workstations sampled.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $1250
  • — Z (S) $1785

1910.1027 M04 I

Other-than-serious 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Jul 29, 2015
Abate by
Aug 23, 2015
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.1027(m)(4)(i): The employer did not institute a training program for all employees who were potentially exposed to cadmium, ensure employee participation in the program, and maintain a record of the contents of such program:  (a) Metech Recycling @ 500 W 53rd Place, Denver CO 80216: On or before February 10th, 2015 the employer did not ensure that a training program was developed and implemented to inform all employees who were potentially exposed to cadmium of the requirements of this section.  Cadmium was detected, through wipe-samples, on employee work-benches in the facility.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (O) $0

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