OSHA Inspection: ALUCHEM, INC.

Issued

2019-04-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8525.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:    Employees are exposed to injury of the eyes from dust plumes generated during bag loading and air hoses (whipping action) used for cleaning in the Calcine Area and the employer has not required the use of safety glasses

Issued

2019-04-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11934.00 · Current $5967.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2):  The employer did not ensure that respirators were used when such equipment was necessary to protect the health of the employee:    Employees were exposed to respirable dust above the permissible exposure limit of 5 milligrams per cubic meter and total dust above the permissible exposure limit of 15 milligrams per cubic meter in the Calcine Area and the employer did not require the use of respirators.

Issued

2019-04-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Other substances -- 8-hour Time Weighted Averages. An employee's exposure to any substance in Table Z-1, the exposure limit of which is not preceded by a "C", shall not exceed the 8-hour Time Weighted Average given for that substance any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week.    a) On February 6, 2019, an employee working in the Calcine Area was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average concentration of 6.90 milligrams per cubic meter of respirable dust which exceeded the permissible exposure limit by 138% during a sample period of 320 minutes. Zero exposure was used for the unsampled portion of the shift.    b) On February 6, 2019, an employee working in the Calcine Area was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average concentration of 8.12 milligrams per cubic meter of total dust which exceeded the permissible exposure limit by 162% during a sample period of 373 minutes. Zero exposure was used for the unsampled portion of the shift.    c) On February 6, 2019, an employee working in the Calcine Area was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average concentration of 52.87 milligrams per cubic meter of total dust which exceeded the permissible exposure limit by 352% during a sample period of 446 minutes. Zero exposure was used for the unsampled portion of the shift.    d) On February 6, 2019, an employee working in the Calcine Area was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average concentration of 18.80 milligrams per cubic meter of total dust which exceeded the permissible exposure limit by 125% during a sample period of 454 minutes. Zero exposure was used for the unsampled portion of the shift.    e) On February 6, 2019, an employee working in the Calcine Area was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average concentration of 32.18 milligrams per cubic meter of total dust which exceeded the permissible exposure limit by 215% during a sample period of 375 minutes. Zero exposure was used for the unsampled portion of the shift.    f) On February 6, 2019, an employee working in the Calcine Area was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average concentration of 26.57 milligrams per cubic meter of total dust which exceeded the permissible exposure limit by 177% during a sample period of 320 minutes. Zero exposure was used for the unsampled portion of the shift.

Issued

2019-04-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1000(e): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not determined and implemented to achieve compliance with the limits prescribed in 29 CFR 1910.1000(a) through (d):    Employees were exposed to respirable dust above the permissible exposure limit of 5 milligrams per cubic meter and total dust above the permissible exposure limit of 15 milligrams per cubic meter in the Calcine Area and the employer did not implement feasible administrative or engineering controls such as, but not limited to local exhaust ventilation at Station 40, Station 41, and Station C-3.

Issued

2019-04-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8525.00 · Current $4263.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    On or about 3/13/2019, in the QA Lab, the employer did not provide adequate eyewash facilities or a shower when employees were exposed to corrosive acids including sulfuric acid solution (pH = 0.3), phosphoric acid solution (pH=1.5), and hydrochloric acid solution (pH = 0.6).

Issued

2019-04-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6819.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(ii): In locations where electric equipment was likely to be exposed to physical damage, enclosures or guards were not so arranged and of such strength as to prevent such damage:    On or about 2/6/2019, in the Calcine Area near the stairway, a wall outlet located approximately fifty five (55) inches above the floor with a potential difference of 120 volts to ground was exposed to physical damage and did not have a protective enclosure or guard. The outlet had been damaged to the point where live wires were exposed.