OSHA Inspection: MAGRETECH, LLC

Issued

May 10, 2019

Abate by

May 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,127 · Current $7,877 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to burn hazards.  a. Magretech, LLC located in Bellevue, Ohio:  On or about November 23, 2018 the employer did not ensure magnesium scrap being charged into the magnesium melting furnaces located in the melt department, was free of moisture.  An employee suffered serious burns from molten magnesium when a melting furnace erupted after the employee added Class 1 magnesium scrap to the furnace.  Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to follow the guidelines in ASTM E2349-18 Standard Practice for Safety Requirements in Metal Casting Operations: Sand Preparation, Molding, and Core Making; Melting and Pouring; and Cleaning and Finishing by ensuring charges of metal into the melting furnaces are free of moisture and foreign materials.

Issued

May 10, 2019

Abate by

May 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,127 · Current $7,877 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it was necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.  a. Magretech, LLC located in Bellevue, Ohio: On or about November 23, 2018, the employer did not ensure protective equipment such as but not limited to shields and barriers were used to protect employees from molten magnesium splashes when charging scrap into the melting furnaces.

Issued

May 10, 2019

Abate by

Jun 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,377 · Current $5,626 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6): The user did not see that all nameplates and markings were in place and maintained in a legible condition.  a. Magretech, LLC located in Bellevue Ohio:  On or about December 6, 2018, the employer did not ensure the Mitsubishi forklift model FG45K-G-LP located in the melt department was equipped with a legible data plate.

Issued

May 10, 2019

Abate by

Jun 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): If at any time a powered industrial truck was found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, the truck was not taken out of service until it could be restored to a safe operating condition.  a. Magretech, LLC located in Bellevue Ohio:  On or about December 6, 2018, the employer did not ensure the Mitsubishi forklift model FG45K-G-LP was removed from service when it was found to be in need of repair.  The forklift was not equipped with a functioning parking brake, the data plate was illegible and did not include information regarding the dump bucket attachment, and the seat belt was melted and nonfunctioning.

Issued

May 10, 2019

Abate by

May 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $374 · Current $224 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(5): If the truck is equipped with front-end attachments other than factory installed attachments, the user did not request that the truck be marked to identify the attachments and show the approximate weight of the truck and attachment combination at maximum elevation with load laterally centered.  a. Magretech, LLC located in Bellevue Ohio:  On or about December 6, 2018, the employer did not ensure the Mitsubishi forklift model FG45K-G-LP located in the melt department was marked to indicate the addition of the dump bucket front end attachment.  The dump bucket is attached to the forklift and used by employees to place scrap into the melting furnace.  Magretech, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29CFR 1910.178(a)(4), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1208791, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on March 30, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 301 County Road 177, Bellevue, Ohio.

Issued

May 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,377 · Current $5,626 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you did not report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.  a. Magretech, LLC located in Bellevue Ohio:  On or about November 23, 2018, the employer did not ensure the inpatient hospitalization of an employee who received severe burns from a molten metal explosion was reported within 24 hours of the employer learning of the hospitalization.