OSHA Inspection: BIRMINGHAM HOT METAL COATINGS, INC.

Issued

2020-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6882.00 · Current $4473.00 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 were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to combustible dust explosion hazards, deflagration hazards, or other fire hazards:    (a) On or about July 30, 2019 - Silicon blending building, employees were exposed to combustible dust hazards when the screener dust collector located inside the building, dust collector ducts, and elevator transport system were not equipped with deflagration suppression systems or deflagration detection systems or deflagration venting systems.

Issued

2020-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6882.00 · Current $4473.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces were not kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition:    (a) On or about July 30, 2019 - Silicon blending building, employees were exposed to fire hazards when dust from the screening process was permitted to accumulate on upper surfaces.

Issued

2020-01-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4588.00 · Current $2982.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that was 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by one or more of the following:  Guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    (a) On or about July 31, 2019 - Silicon blending building, employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately nine feet when the screening platform did not have guardrails on all sides.

Issued

2020-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6882.00 · Current $4473.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(c)(2)(vii):  Power-operated industrial trucks designated as DY, EE, or EX were not used in atmospheres in which combustible dust is not normally in suspension in the air  by normal operation of equipment or apparatus but where deposits or accumulations of such dust could be ignited by arcs or sparks originating in the truck:    (a) On or about July 30, 2019 - Silicon blending building, employees were exposed to fire hazards when forklifts used to bring super sacs to the hoist and remove material from the screening equipment were class D.

Issued

2020-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6882.00 · Current $4473.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:    (a) On or about July 30, 2019 - Silicon blending building, employees were exposed to fire hazards when electrical equipment in the Class II, Division 1 area around the screening equipment was not explosion proof.