OSHA Inspection: RTI ADVANCED FORMING INC.

Issued

May 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,576 · Current $5,303 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(e): The employer did not designate and train employees to assist in a safe and orderly evacuation of other employees:    Employee evacuation, during a power outage of the facility on 5-8-19 that resulted in loss of ventilation on the pickle line, was not conducted immediately and in a manner to prevent exposure to acid mist, because of incorrect management of evacuation.  Management was not trained on correct evacuation.    IN THE ALTERNATIVE:  29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iii): Employee training did not include the measures employees can take to protect themselves from chemical hazards, including specific procedures the employer had implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures and personal protective equipment to be used:    Management was not trained on correct evacuation from the pickling line with the loss of ventilation.

Issued

May 29, 2019

Abate by

Jul 9, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(d): The employer did not have and maintain an employee alarm system with a distinctive signal for each purpose so that it complied with the requirements of 1910.165:  There was no automatic alarm for the dip tank line, Precision Sheet Department, alerting employees of the need for evacuation in the event of a ventilation failure.  (Also see 1910.165(b)(1), (b)(5); 1910.124(c)(1).)  Abatement documentation is required for this violation.