OSHA Inspection: SILVER CITY ALUMINUM CORPORATION

Issued

2022-08-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6164.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:   Locations:  Compressor room door, Compressor room exit door, Norcast area by FAB office, Machine shop, and room by machine shop/break room   Egress doors installed with sliding latch lock on interior, or requiring a lift and slide action.

Issued

2022-08-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.36(e)(1): A side-hinged door was not used to connect any room to an exit route:  Locations: Door to compressor room, Compressor Room, Machine Shop, and room by breakroom/machine shop    Fire egress/access doors incorrect, those identified were either a roll up door or sliding door.

Issued

2022-08-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6164.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.106(d)(4)(i): Openings to other rooms or buildings were not provided with approved self-closing fire doors.   Location: Paint/Xylene storage room both entryways    Flammable storage room not equipped with self closing fire doors.

Issued

2022-08-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-09-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6164.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.106(e)(2)(ii)(b)(2): More than 120 gallons of Category 2, 3, or 4 flammable or combustible liquids in containers were located outside of inside storage room(s) or storage cabinet(s):  Location: Paint Department    On or about the 22nd of February, six 55 gallon drums of Xylene, a category 3 Flammable liquid was not stored in a storage room or cabinet exposed to possible ignition hazards.

Issued

2022-08-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6164.00 · Current $1000.00 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  Location: Paint Room  Employees were exposed to chemical burns while pouring and mixing corrosive liquids where the closest eyewash station was located further than the required travel time of ten seconds.

Issued

2022-08-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph (l).  The certification did not include the name of the operator, the date of training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training and evaluation.    Location: Extrusion area  Requested PIT operator certification not received.