OAKDALE, PA —
OSHA Inspection: ATI POWDER METALS
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of ATI POWDER METALS in 1001 ROBB HILL ROAD, OAKDALE, PA 15071 (NAICS 331110). OSHA activity number 343748901.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ATI POWDER METALS
- Site address
- 1001 ROBB HILL ROAD
- City
- OAKDALE
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15071
- Mailing
- 1001 ROBB HILL ROAD, OAKDALE, PA 15071
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 331110
- Employees
- 100
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 K03 I
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2019
- Abate by
- May 15, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $13,260 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(k)(3)(i): Each authorized entrant did not use a chest or full body harness, with a retrieval line attached at the center of the entrant's back near shoulder level, or above the entrant's head: a) At the Atomizer, on or about January 30, 2019 - An Authorized entrant did not have a retrieval line attached to the employee. On January 30, 2019, an employee entered the Atomizer to check for a leak in the hydraulic system and did not have a retrieval line attached to the harness.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $13260
1910.146 F11
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2019
- Abate by
- May 15, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $13,260 · Current $6,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(f)(11): The entry permit that documented compliance and authorized entry to a permit space did not identify the rescue and emergency services to be summoned and the means for summoning those services: a) At the Atomizer, on or about January 30, 2019 - The entry permit did not identify the rescue and emergency services to be summoned and the means of summoning those services. On January 30, 2019, an employee entered a permit required confined space and needed rescued.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $6000
- — Z (S) $13260
1910.146 K01 I
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2019
- Abate by
- Jun 28, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $13,260 · Current $13,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(k)(1)(i): An employer who designated rescue and emergency services, pursuant to paragraph (d)(9) of this section, did not evaluate a prospective rescuer's ability to respond to a rescue summons in a timely manner, considering the hazard(s) identified: a) At the Atomizer, on or about January 30, 2019 - The rescue service's ability to respond to a rescue summons in a timely manner were not evaluated. On January 30, 2019, an employee was overcome by argon gas and required rescue from local emergency services.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $13000
- — Z (S) $13260
1910.146 K01 II
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2019
- Abate by
- May 15, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(k)(1)(ii): When designating rescue and emergency services pursuant to paragraph (d)(9), the employer did not evaluate the prospective rescuer's ability, in terms of proficiency with rescue-related tasks and equipment, to function appropriately while rescuing entrants from the particular space or types of spaces identified: a) At the Atomizer, on or about January 30, 2019 - The rescue service's ability to function appropriately while rescuing entrants from the particular permit space were not evaluated. On January 30, 2019, an employee was overcome by argon gas and required rescue from local emergency services.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.146 J02
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2019
- Abate by
- May 15, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $13,260 · Current $13,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(j)(2): The employer did not ensure that each entry supervisor verified, by checking that the appropriate entries had been made on the permit, that all tests specified by the permit had been conducted and that all procedures and equipment specified by the permit are in place before endorsing the permit and allowing entry to begin: a) At the Atomizer, on or about January 30, 2019 - The employer did not ensure that each supervisor verified that all tests specified by the permit had been conducted an that all procedures and equipment by the permit are in place before endorsing permit and allowing entry to begin. On January 30, 2019, an employee was overcome by argon gas and required rescue from local emergency services.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $13000
- — Z (S) $13260
1910.146 J04
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2019
- Abate by
- May 15, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(j)(4): The employer did not ensure that each entry supervisor verified that rescue services were available and that the means for summoning them were operable: a) At the atomizer, on or about January 30, 2019 - The entry supervisor did not verify that rescue services were available and that means for summoning them were operable. On January 30, 2019, an employee was overcome by argon gas and required rescue from local emergency services.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.146 D05 I
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2019
- Abate by
- May 15, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(i): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not evaluate permit space conditions when entry operations were conducted by testing conditions in the permit space to determine: a) At the Atomizer, on or about January 30, 2019 - The permit-required confined space was not evaluated by the employer when entry operations were conducted. On January 30, 2019, an employee entered the Atomized to check for a leak in the hydraulic system and required rescue.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 343748901.
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