OSHA Inspection: WISCONSIN PRECISION CASTING CORPORATION

Issued

2016-12-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8819.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:    On or about September 20, 2016 the knockout employee silica exposure was not evaluated.

Issued

2016-12-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8819.00 · Current $7055.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

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:    On or about September 09, 2016 the knockout operator was not trained on the occupational health hazards of silica.

Issued

2016-12-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i):  An employer may provide respirators at the request of employees or permit employees to use their own respirators, if the employer determines that such respirator use will not in itself create a hazard. If the employer determines that any voluntary respirator use is permissible, the employer shall provide the respirator users with the information contained in Appendix D to this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard")  On or about September 09, 2016 the employer did not provide the knockout operator with the information contained in Appendix D as required.