YOUNGSTOWN, OH —
OSHA Inspection: BRILEX INDUSTRIES INC.
Federal Agency inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency health inspection of BRILEX INDUSTRIES INC. in 101 ANDREWS AVENUE, YOUNGSTOWN, OH 44503 (NAICS 332312). OSHA activity number 345136956.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BRILEX INDUSTRIES INC.
- Site address
- 101 ANDREWS AVENUE
- City
- YOUNGSTOWN
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44503
- Mailing
- 101 ANDREWS AVENUE, YOUNGSTOWN, OH 44503
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- 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
- 332312
- Employees
- 145
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- May 27, 2021
- Abate by
- Nov 30, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $12,288 · Current $12,288
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1):A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use: On or about February 4, 2021, where an employee was required to wear a supplied air hood when performing abrasive blasting with steel shot, the employer had not developed and implemented a written respiratory protection program.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $12288
- — C (S) $12288
- — Z (S) $12288
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- May 27, 2021
- Abate by
- Nov 30, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1):The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: On or about February 4, 2021, the employer did not ensure that employees required to wear a supplied air hood while performing abrasive blasting with steel shot received a medical evaluation.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 K03
- Issued
- May 27, 2021
- Abate by
- Nov 30, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3):Training was not provided prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace: On or about February 4, 2021, the employer did not ensure that employees required to wear a supplied air hood while performing abrasive blasting with steel shot received training as part of a respiratory protection program.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 I07
- Issued
- May 27, 2021
- Abate by
- Nov 30, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $8,778 · Current $7,543 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(i)(7):Oil lubricated compressor(s) used to supply breathing air did not have a high-temperature or carbon monoxide alarm(s) or both: On or about February 4, 2021, the employer did not ensure that the supplied air system utilized by an employee in the abrasive blasting booth had a carbon monoxide alarm or a high temperature alarm sufficient to prevent carbon monoxide in the breathing air from exceeding 10 ppm.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $7543.4
- — C (S) $8778
- — Z (S) $8778
1910.134 I01 II
- Issued
- May 27, 2021
- Abate by
- Nov 30, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $13,653 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(i)(1)(ii):Breathing air did not meet requirements for Grade D breathing air as described in the ANSI/Compressed Gas Association Commodity Specification G-7.1-1989: On or about February 4, 2021, the employer did not ensure the compressed breathing air supplied to employees performing abrasive blasting met the requirements set forth in ANSI/Compressed Gas Association Commodity Specification G-7.1-1989.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $1000
- — C (S) $13653
- — Z (S) $13653
1910.134 I08
- Issued
- May 27, 2021
- Abate by
- Jun 17, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(i)(8):An asphyxiating substance was introduced into breathing air lines: On or about February 4, 2021, the employer did not ensure that nitrogen could not be introduced into breathing air lines in that employees were required to hook up both nitrogen and shop air lines onto equipment simultaneously when performing nitrogen pressure testing on vessels, allowing nitrogen to backfill through the shop air line.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (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 345136956.
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