COLUMBUS, MT —
OSHA Inspection: STILLWATER MINING COMPANY
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of STILLWATER MINING COMPANY in 1600 EAST 1ST AVENUE SOUTH, COLUMBUS, MT 59019 (NAICS 331419). OSHA activity number 340416734.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- STILLWATER MINING COMPANY
- Site address
- 1600 EAST 1ST AVENUE SOUTH
- City
- COLUMBUS
- State
- MT
- ZIP
- 59019
- Mailing
- 1600 EAST 1ST AVENUE SOUTH, COLUMBUS, MT 59019
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 331419
- Employees
- 1600
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 D03 III B 2
- Issued
- Jul 20, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 15, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(iii)(B)(2): The employer did not include the basis for his the change schedule in the respirator program: (a) Stillwater Mining Company: On or about February 19, 2015 and at times prior, the employer failed to implement a change schedule for canisters and cartridges that is based on objective information or data that will ensure that canisters and cartridges are changed before the end of their service life.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $5000
- — Z (S) $5000
1910.1025 F03 I C
- Issued
- Jul 20, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 13, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1591
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1025(f)(3)(i)(C): The employer did not provide HEPA filters for powered and non-powered air-purifying respirators: a) Analytical Lab: On or about February 19, 2015 and at times prior, employees were exposed to lead particulate while emptying the fire assay bins.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1025 D08 I
- Issued
- Jul 20, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 15, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1591
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(8)(i): Within fifteen working days after the receipt of exposure monitoring results, each employee was not notified in writing or by posting the results in an appropriate location of the results which represented that employee's exposure to lead: a) Analytical Lab: On or about February 19, 2015 and at times prior, the employer did not communicate the results of the lead sampling that was performed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1025 N01 I
- Issued
- Jul 20, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 15, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1591
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1025(n)(1)(i): Records of all monitoring for lead exposure as required in 29CFR 1910.1025(d), were not established and/or accurately maintained: a) Analytical Lab: On or about February 19, 2015 and at times prior, the employer did not have accurate records of employee exposure to lead.
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 340416734.
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