WEIRTON, WV —
OSHA Inspection: ARCELORMITTAL WEIRTON
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of ARCELORMITTAL WEIRTON in 100 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, WEIRTON, WV 26062 (NAICS 331111). OSHA activity number 342706421.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ARCELORMITTAL WEIRTON
- Site address
- 100 PENNSYLVANIA AVE
- City
- WEIRTON
- State
- WV
- ZIP
- 26062
- Mailing
- 100 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, WEIRTON, WV 26062
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
- 331111
- Employees
- 900
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1026 H02 III
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2018
- Abate by
- Feb 16, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $6,097 · Current $0 Reduced
0689
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(h)(2)(iii): Chromium (VI)-contaminated protective clothing or equipment was removed for laundering, cleaning, maintenance, or disposal; however, the employer did not ensure that it was stored and transported in sealed, impermeable bags or other closed, impermeable containers: (a) Tin Mill Locker Room: On or about October 17, 2017 work clothes contaminated with hexavalent chromium were not placed in sealed impermeable bags or other closed, impermeable containers before they were taken off site for laundering, maintenance, or disposal.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $6097
1910.1026 H02 IV
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2018
- Abate by
- Feb 16, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0689
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(h)(2)(iv): The employer did not ensure that bags or containers of contaminated protective clothing or equipment that were removed from change rooms for laundering, cleaning, maintenance, or disposal were labeled in accordance with the requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200: (a) Tin Mill Locker Room: On or about October 17, 2017 the employer did not ensure that bags or containers containing work clothes contaminated with hexavalent chromium were labeled per the Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200, before they were taken off site for laundering, maintenance, or disposal.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1026 H03 III
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2018
- Abate by
- Feb 16, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0689
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(h)(3)(iii): The employer did not inform any person who laundered or cleaned protective clothing or equipment contaminated with chromium (VI) of the potentially harmful effects of exposure to chromium (VI) and that the clothing and equipment should be laundered or cleaned in a manner that minimizes skin or eye contact with chromium (VI) and effectively prevents the release of airborne chromium (VI) in excess of the permissible exposure limit: (a) Tin Mill Locker Room: On or about October 17, 2017 the employer had not informed the laundry service contractor that launders work clothes contaminated with hexavalent chromium on the effects of exposure to hexavalent chromium and that proper handling and cleaning techniques are required to minimize the release of airborne hexavalent chromium.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1026 I02
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2018
- Abate by
- Feb 16, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0689
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(i)(2): The employer did not ensure that a change room at a worksite with chromium (VI) exposures was equipped with separate storage facilities for protective clothing and equipment and for street clothing: (a) Tin Mill Locker Room: On or about October 17, 2017 the locker room was not provided with a means of storage inside the change room for the employee uniforms that are contaminated with hexavalent chromium.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.94 A04 I
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2018
- Abate by
- Mar 15, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $8,130 · Current $5,691 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.94(a)(4)(i): The construction, installation, inspection, and maintenance of exhaust systems did not conform to the principles and requirements set forth in the American National Fundamentals Governing the Design and Operation of Local Exhaust Systems, Z9.2-1960, and ANSI Z33.1-1961, which is incorporated by reference as specified in CFR 1910.6: (a) Tin Mill Roll Shop: On or about October 17, 2017 the Wheelabrator dust collection system on the abrasive blast operation that collected explosive metal dust and was approximately sixty years old was not on a periodic maintenance schedule as required under section 9.4 of the American National Fundamentals Governing the Design and Operation of Local Exhaust Systems, Z9.2-1960.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $5691
- — Z (S) $8130
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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 342706421.
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