WAUKESHA, WI —
OSHA Inspection: WAUKESHA FOUNDRY, INC.
Monitoring inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a monitoring health inspection of WAUKESHA FOUNDRY, INC. in 1300 LINCOLN AVENUE, WAUKESHA, WI 53186 (NAICS 331513). OSHA activity number 341237378.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WAUKESHA FOUNDRY, INC.
- Site address
- 1300 LINCOLN AVENUE
- City
- WAUKESHA
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53186
- Mailing
- 1300 LINCOLN AVENUE, WAUKESHA, WI 53186
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Monitoring (D)
- 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
- 331513
- Employees
- 130
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1000 A02
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2016
- Abate by
- Jun 13, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,295 · Current $2,295
G301
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of particulates not otherwise regulated - total dust listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8-hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 15 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3): (a) The arc air and plasma cutting operator was exposed to Particulates Not Otherwise Regulated - Total Dust at an 8-hour time weighted average of 20.0 mg/m3, approximately 1.4 times the limit of 15 mg/m3; this limit is established to prevent respiratory irritation. The samples were collected on February 23, 2016 during a 456 minute sampling period. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 24 minutes not sampled.
Recent events (4)
- — P (S) $2295
- — P (S) $2295
- — I (S) $2295
1910.1000 E
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2016
- Abate by
- Jun 13, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
G301
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d): (a) The arc air and plasma cutting operator was exposed to Particulates Not Otherwise Regulated - Total Dust at an 8-hour time weighted average of 20.0 mg/m3, approximately 1.4 times the limit of 15 mg/m3; this limit is established to prevent respiratory irritation. The samples were collected on February 23, 2016 during a 456 minute sampling period. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 24 minutes not sampled.
Recent events (5)
- — P (S) $0
- — P (S) $0
- — P (S) $0
1910.1000 A02
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2016
- Abate by
- Jun 13, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,825 · Current $0 Reduced
1840
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of Nickel, Metal and Insoluble Compounds (as Ni) listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8-hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 1.0 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3): (a) The arc air and plasma cutting operator was exposed to Nickel, Metal and Insoluble Compounds (as Ni) at an 8-hour time weighted average of 4.3 mg/m3, approximately 4.3 times the limit of 1.0 mg/m3; this limit is established to prevent nasal, sinus and lung cancer. The samples were collected on February 23, 2016 during a 456 minute sampling period. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 24 minutes not sampled.
Recent events (4)
- — P (S) $0
- — P (S) $0
- — I (S) $0
1910.1000 E
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2016
- Abate by
- Jun 13, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1840
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d): (a) The arc air and plasma cutting operator was exposed to Nickel, Metal and Insoluble Compounds (as Ni) at an 8-hour time weighted average of 4.3 mg/m3, approximately 4.3 times the limit of 1.0 mg/m3; this limit is established to prevent nasal, sinus and lung cancer. The samples were collected on February 23, 2016 during a 456 minute sampling period. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 24 minutes not sampled.
Recent events (5)
- — P (S) $0
- — P (S) $0
- — P (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 341237378.
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