NORTH TONAWANDA, NY —
OSHA Inspection: ARMSTRONG PUMPS, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of ARMSTRONG PUMPS, INC. in 93 EAST AVE., NORTH TONAWANDA, NY 14120 (NAICS 333911). OSHA activity number 343049037.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ARMSTRONG PUMPS, INC.
- Site address
- 93 EAST AVE.
- City
- NORTH TONAWANDA
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14120
- Mailing
- 93 EAST AVE., NORTH TONAWANDA, NY 14120
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 333911
- Employees
- 174
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1026 D01
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $6,652 · Current $6,652
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1): The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI): 1) Welding area - On or about 05/14/2018, welders are exposed to an airborne concentration of 0.0004 mg/m3 of hexavalent chromium when welding on stainless steel. The employer did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI). NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6652
- — Z (S) $6652
1910.1026 L01 II
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 15, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not address at least the following hazards with employees exposed to hexavalent chromium: Cancer, eye irritation, and skin sensitization: 1) Welding area - On or about 05/14/2018, welders are exposed to an airborne concentration of 0.0004 mg/m3 of hexavalent chromium when welding on stainless steel. The employer did not address at least the following hazards with employees exposed to hexavalent chromium: Cancer, eye irritation, and skin sensitization. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1026 L01 III
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 15, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1)(iii): The employer had not included chromium (VI) in the hazard communication program, established to comply with the Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200, ensured that each employee had access to labels on containers of chromium (VI) and to safety data sheets, and was trained in accordance with the requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard and 29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(2), including the contents of the Hexavalent Chromium Standard, the purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program, and made copies of this standard available to all affected employees: 1) Welding area - On or about 05/14/2018, welders were exposed to an airborne concentration of 0.0004 mg/m3 of hexavalent chromium when welding on stainless steel. The employer had not included chromium (VI) in the hazard communication program, established to comply with the Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200, ensured that each employee had access to labels on containers of chromium (VI) and to safety data sheets, and was trained in accordance with the requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard and 29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(2), including the contents of the Hexavalent Chromium Standard, the purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program, and made copies of this standard available to all affected employees. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1026 J01 I
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 15, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $4,989 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(j)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that all surfaces were maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of chromium (VI): 1) Welding area - On or about 05/14/2018, wipe samples of the work station and tool box surface showed a concentration of 133.86 and 212.66 micrograms of chromium per 100 square centimeters. The employer did not ensure that all surfaces were maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of chromium (VI). ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $4989
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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 343049037.
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