SAYREVILLE, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: GERDAU AMERISTEEL SAYREVILLE, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of GERDAU AMERISTEEL SAYREVILLE, INC. in 1 CROSSMAN RD NORTH, SAYREVILLE, NJ 08872 (NAICS 331111). OSHA activity number 342338258.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GERDAU AMERISTEEL SAYREVILLE, INC.
- Site address
- 1 CROSSMAN RD NORTH
- City
- SAYREVILLE
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 08872
- Mailing
- 1 CROSSMAN RD NORTH, SAYREVILLE, NJ 08872
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 331111
- Employees
- 200
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1025 H01
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2017
- Abate by
- Dec 12, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $12,675 · Current $9,506 Reduced
1591BWPB
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(1): All surfaces were not maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of lead: Gerdau Ameristeel Sayreville, Inc./Sayreville, NJ- The employer did not ensure that surfaces were free of lead to protect employees from lead exposure during their work shift. Analytical results of wipe samples taken inside crane cabs, indicate the presence of lead: a) Melt Shop- North Ladle Crane cab: 38.307 µg and 60.210 µg b) Scrap Yard- Gantry Crane cab: 16.363 µg and 60.358 µg Condition observed on or about August 25, 2017
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $9506.25
- — Z (S) $12675
1910.1026 I04 I
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2017
- Abate by
- Dec 12, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0685
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(i)(4)(i): Employees were allowed to consume food or beverages at a worksite where chromium (VI) was present; however, the employer did not ensure that the eating and drinking areas were maintained as free as practicable of chromium (VI): Gerdau Ameristeel Sayreville, Inc./Sayreville, NJ- The employer did not ensure that surfaces where employees consume food and beverages are free of chromium (VI). Employees eat their lunch, consume food and beverages in areas where wipe samples indicated presence of chromium (VI): a) Melt Shop- North Ladle Crane cab: 25.095 µg b) Scrap Yard- Gantry Crane cab: 29.434 µg c) Finishing End- Tables Outside: 88.485 µg Condition observed on or about August 3, 2017
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1027 D01 III
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2017
- Abate by
- Dec 12, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $12,675 · Current $0 Reduced
C141
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1027(d)(1)(iii): The employer in representative sampling did not sample the employees expected to have the highest cadmium exposures: a) Gerdau Ameristeel Sayreville, Inc./Sayreville, NJ- Baghouse Area: The employer did not sample the employee during the task expected to have highest cadmium exposure. The employee who is responsible for operating and cleaning baghouse and dumping dust, was overexposed to cadmium at a time-weighted average exposure of 46 ug/m3 which exceeded the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 5 ug/m3. Condition observed on or about August 3, 2017
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $12675
1910.1027 F02 I
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2017
- Abate by
- Feb 1, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $12,675 · Current $9,506 Reduced
C141
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1027(f)(2)(i): When the permissible exposure limit (PEL) was exceeded, the employer did not establish and implement a written compliance program to reduce employee exposure to cadmium to or below the PEL by means of engineering and work practice controls: a) Gerdau Ameristeel Sayreville, Inc./Sayreville, NJ- Baghouse Area: The employer did not develop and implement a cadmium compliance program for an employee who's exposures to cadmium exceeded OSHA permissible exposure limit. The employee who is responsible for operating and cleaning baghouse was overexposed to cadmium at a time-weighted average exposure of 46 ug/m3 which exceeded the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 5 ug/m3. Condition observed on or about August 3, 2017
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $9506.25
- — Z (S) $12675
1910.1027 L02 II
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2017
- Abate by
- Feb 1, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
C141
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1027(l)(2)(ii)(B): The initial medical examination did not include biological monitoring: a) Gerdau Ameristeel Sayreville, Inc./Sayreville, NJ- Baghouse Area: The employer did not ensure that initial medical examination for employees exposed to cadmium included the following biological monitoring: -Cadmium in urine (CdU), standardized to grams of creatinine (g/Cr) -Beta-2 microglobulin in urine (B(2)-M), standardized to grams of creatinine (g/Cr), with pH specified -Cadmium in blood (CdB), standardized to liters of whole blood (lwb) Condition observed on or about August 3, 2017
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1027 L04 II D
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2017
- Abate by
- Dec 12, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
C141
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1027(l)(4)(ii)(D): The employer's periodic medical examination did not include pulmonary function tests, including forced vital capacity (FCV) and forced expiratory volume at 1 second (FEV1): a) Gerdau Ameristeel Sayreville, Inc./Sayreville, NJ- Baghouse Area: The employer did not provide a periodic medical examinations which included a pulmonary function test (PFT) to employee who was exposed to cadmium above the permissible exposure limit (PEL). Condition observed on or about August 3, 2017
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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