CHESWICK, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: BLOX FINISHING
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of BLOX FINISHING in 500 WATERCREST WAY, CHESWICK, PA 15024 (NAICS 332812). OSHA activity number 344545330.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BLOX FINISHING
- Site address
- 500 WATERCREST WAY
- City
- CHESWICK
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15024
- Mailing
- 500 WATERCREST WAY, CHESWICK, PA 15024
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332812
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.124 G02
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 14, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $2,313 · Current $1,250 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.124(g)(2): Employees who worked with liquids that could burn, irritate, or otherwise harm their skin were not provided with an emergency shower and eye-wash station close to the dipping and coating operation: a) At the facility, on or about January 7, 2019 - An emergency shower and eye-wash station were not provided close to the dipping and coating operation. An employee is exposed to Univar Sulfuric Acid 93% containing sulfuric acid, a corrosive, during coating operations.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1250
- · Z (S) $2313
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 14, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $2,313 · Current $1,250 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement and maintain at the workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g) and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met: a) At the facility, on or about December 7, 2019 - A written hazard communication program was not developed, implemented and maintained at the workplace. An employee is exposed to sulfuric acid, a corrosive, during coating operations.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1250
- · Z (S) $2313
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 14, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area: a) At the facility, on or about January 7, 2020 - An employee was not provided with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of initial assignment. An employee is exposed to Univar Sulfuric Acid 93% containing sulfuric acid, a corrosive, during coating operations.
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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 344545330.
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