TRAFFORD, PA —
OSHA Inspection: MINNOTTE MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of MINNOTTE MANUFACTURING CORPORATION in 8500 COMMERCE CENTER, TRAFFORD, PA 15085 (NAICS 332313). OSHA activity number 340378876.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MINNOTTE MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
- Site address
- 8500 COMMERCE CENTER
- City
- TRAFFORD
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15085
- Mailing
- ONE MINNOTTE SQUARE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15220
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332313
- Employees
- 59
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C02 II
- Issued
- Aug 11, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 1, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,700 · Current $2,025 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user: a) In the Weld Shop, on or about February 12, 2015 - The employer did not establish a written respiratory protection program. Employees voluntarily wear half mask air-purifying respirators while welding, plasma cutting, spray painting or working in the same area of these operations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2025
- — Z (S) $2700
1910.134 E06
- Issued
- Aug 11, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 1, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(6): The employer did not medically determine an employee's ability to wear a respirator: a) In the Weld Shop, on or about February 12, 2015 - The employer did not ensure that a welder who wears a 3M half mask air purifying respirator while welding on a kettle was medically able to wear that respirator. b) In the Weld Shop, on or about February 12, 2015 - The employer did not ensure that a burner who wears a 3M half mask air purifying respirator while working in the area where other employees cut rider plates, weld kettles and weld overlays was medically able to wear that respirator. c) In the Weld Shop, on or about February 12, 2015 - The employer did not ensure that a laborer who wears a 3M half mask air-purifying respirator while spraying boiler plates with SteelTech Acrylic Prime or Finish, White was medically able to wear that respirator.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1026 D02 VI
- Issued
- Aug 11, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,500 · Current $3,375 Reduced
0689
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2)(vi): The employer did not perform additional monitoring when there had been a change in the production process, raw materials, equipment, personnel, work practices, or control methods that resulted or may have resulted in new or additional exposures to chromium (VI), or when the employer had any reason to believe that new or additional exposures had occurred: a) In the Weld Shop, on or about February 12, 2015 - The employer didn't perform additional air monitoring when employees repair kettles lined with stainless steel.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3375
- — Z (S) $4500
1910.1026 L01 II
- Issued
- Aug 11, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 1, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0689
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not address at least the following hazards with employees exposed to hexavalent chromium; cancer, eye irritation and skin sensitization: a) In the Weld Shop, on or about February 12, 2015 - The employer did not address cancer, eye irritation and skin sensitization with a welder who is exposed to hexavalent chromium while welding on stainless steel. b) In the Weld Shop, on or about February 12, 2015 - The employer did not address cancer, eye irritation and skin sensitization with a burner who is exposed to hexavalent chromium while other employees plasma cut stainless steel in his work area.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H03 II
- Issued
- Aug 11, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 1, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0689
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area: a) In the Weld Shop, on or about February 12, 2015 - The employer did not address cancer, eye irritation and skin sensitization with a welder who is exposed to hexavalent chromium while welding on stainless steel. b) In the Weld Shop, on or about February 12, 2015 - The employer did not address cancer, eye irritation and skin sensitization with a burner who is exposed to hexavalent chromium while other employees plasma cut stainless steel in his work area.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $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 340378876.
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