PALMERTON, PA —
OSHA Inspection: HORSEHEAD CORPORATION
Monitoring inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a monitoring health inspection of HORSEHEAD CORPORATION in 900 DELAWARE AVENUE, PALMERTON, PA 18071 (NAICS 331492). OSHA activity number 341359511.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HORSEHEAD CORPORATION
- Site address
- 900 DELAWARE AVENUE
- City
- PALMERTON
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18071
- Mailing
- 900 DELAWARE AVENUE, PALMERTON, PA 18071
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Monitoring (D)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 331492
- Employees
- 118
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 D03 I A
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2016
- Abate by
- Aug 26, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $5,610 · Current $4,208 Reduced
1591C141
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(i)(A): The employer did not select a respirator that meets or exceeds the required level of employee protection: a) Horsehead Corporation: Employees, Calcine Utility, wore half-mask air-purifying respirators when they were exposed to airborne lead and cadmium at levels that exceeded the respirators assigned protection factor, as discovered on or about 03/29/2016. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4207.5
- — Z (S) $5610
1910.1025 L01 IV
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,805 · Current $2,104 Reduced
1591
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(iv): A training program was not repeated at least annually for each employee subject to lead exposure at or above the action level, or for whom the possibility of skin or eye irritation existed: a) Horsehead Corporation: An employee, Pelletizer Operator, was exposed to lead above the action level and did not receive lead training within 1 year of his previous lead training, discovered on or about 03/29/2016. b) Horsehead Corporation: An employee, Calcine Utility, was exposed to lead above the action level and did not receive lead training within 1 year of his previous lead training, discovered on or about 03/29/2016. ABATED DURING INSPECTION NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2103.75
- — Z (S) $2805
1910.1027 M04 II
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
C141
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1027(m)(4)(ii): Employee information and training were not provided prior to or at the time of initial assignment to a job involving potential exposure to cadmium and at least annually thereafter: a) Horsehead Corporation: An employee, Pelletizer Operator, was exposed to cadmium and did not receive cadmium training within 1 year of his previous cadmium training, discovered on or about 03/29/2016. b) Horsehead Corporation: An employee, Calcine Utility, was exposed to cadmium and did not receive cadmium training within 1 year of his previous cadmium training, discovered on or about 03/29/2016. ABATED DURING INSPECTION NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1027 L02 II B 1
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,805 · Current $2,104 Reduced
C141
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1027(l)(2)(ii)(B)(1): The initial (preplacement) medical examination did not include biological monitoring that included tests for cadmium in urine (CdU), standardized to grams of creatinine (g/Cr): a) Horsehead Corporation: An employee, Pelletizer Operator, did not receive quantifiable cadmium in urine (CdU) test within 30 days of assignment to job assignment with overexposures to cadmium, as discovered on or about 03/29/2016. ABATED DURING INSPECTION NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2103.75
- — Z (S) $2805
1910.1027 L02 II B 2
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
C141
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1027(l)(2)(ii)(B)(2): The initial (preplacement) medical examination did not include biological monitoring that included beta-2 microglobulin in urine (B2-M), standardized to grams of creatinine (g/Cr), with pH specified as described in Appendix F : a) Horsehead Corporation: An employee, Pelletizer Operator, did not receive quantifiable beta-2 microglobulin in urine (B2-M) test within 30 days of assignment to job assignment with overexposures to cadmium, as discovered on or about 03/29/2016. ABATED DURING INSPECTION NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1027 L04 I
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2016
- Abate by
- Aug 26, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
C141
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1027(l)(4)(i): The employer did not provide a periodic medical examination within one year after the initial examination required by 29 CFR 1910.1027(l)(2) and thereafter at least biennially and/or did not provide biological sampling at least annually, either as part of a periodic medical examination or separately as periodic biological monitoring for each employee who was covered under 29 CFR 1910.1027(l)(1): a) Horsehead Corporation: An employee, Pelletizer Operator, did not receive a periodic medical examination for cadmium within one year of his initial examination, as discovered on or about 03/29/2016. b) Horsehead Corporation: An employee, Pelletizer Operator, did not receive a cadmium in urine (CdU) and beta-2-microglobulin in urine [B(2)-M] test within 1 year of his previous biological testing, as discovered on or about 03/29/2016. c) Horsehead Corporation: An employee, Pelletizer Operator, did not receive a quantifiable beta-2-microglobulin in urine [B(2)-M] test within 1 year of his previous biological testing, as discovered on or about 03/29/2016. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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