OSHA Inspection: NEENAH ENTERPRISES INC.

Issued

Aug 12, 2022

Abate by

Sep 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $12,431 · Current $6,216 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1000(a)(2):  An employee's exposure to any substance in Table Z-1, the exposure limit of which is not preceded by a "C", shall not exceed the 8-hour Time Weighted Average given for that substance any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week:  At a workplace located at 2121 Brooks Avenue, Neenah, WI 54956:  On March 9, 2022, a KW Deck Lead employee operating the Plant 2 KW Junker auto-pour from the pour deck was exposed to an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 62.0 ppm for carbon monoxide (CO), approximately 1.2 times the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 ppm. The exposure level was derived from a carboxyhemoglobin blood sample collected after a 340 minute exposure period with zero exposure assumed for the unsampled period of 140 minutes.

Issued

Aug 12, 2022

Abate by

Sep 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1000(e):  To achieve compliance with paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section, administrative or engineering controls must first be determined and implemented whenever feasible. When such controls are not feasible to achieve full compliance, protective equipment or any other protective measures shall be used to keep the exposure of employees to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in this section. Any equipment and/or technical measures used for this purpose must be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Whenever respirators are used, their use shall comply with 1910.134:   At a workplace located at 2121 Brooks Avenue, Neenah, WI 54956; the employer did not implement administrative and engineering controls to achieve compliance with paragraph (a) of this section when a KW Deck Lead employee operating the Plant 2 KW Junker auto-pour from the pour deck was exposed to carbon monoxide exceeding the 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 ppm.

Issued

Aug 12, 2022

Abate by

Oct 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $12,431 · Current $6,216 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0560C730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(3)(i):  Employee training shall include methods and observations that may be used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical in the work area (such as monitoring conducted by the employer, continuous monitoring devices, visual appearance or odor of hazardous chemicals when being released, etc.):  At a facility located at 2121 Brooks Avenue, Neenah, WI 54956; employee training did not include methods and observations that may be used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical in the work area. Employees exposed to carbon monoxide, as a byproduct of combustion in the iron melting/pouring process, in the workplace were not trained how to detect the presence or release of the odorless and colorless hazardous chemical.

Issued

Aug 12, 2022

Abate by

Oct 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0560C730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(3)(ii):  Employee training shall include the physical, health, simple asphyxiation, combustible dust, and pyrophoric gas hazards, as well as hazards not otherwise classified, of the chemicals in the work area:  At a facility located at 2121 Brooks Avenue, Neenah, WI 54956; employee training did not include health hazards of chemicals in the work area. Employees exposed to carbon monoxide, as a byproduct of combustion in the iron melting/pouring process in the workplace, were not trained on the health hazards of carbon monoxide such as but not limited to chemical asphyxia, headache, tachypnea, nausea, lassitude (weakness, exhaustion), dizziness, confusion, angina, or syncope.

Issued

Aug 12, 2022

Abate by

Oct 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 0560C730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(3)(iii):  Employee training shall include the measures employees can take to protect themselves from these hazards, including specific procedures the employer has implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures, and personal protective equipment to be used:  At a facility located at 2121 Brooks Avenue, Neenah, WI 54956; employee training did not include measures employees could take to protect themselves from the health hazards of chemicals in the work area. Employees were not trained on specific procedures, such as appropriate work practices or emergency procedure to protect employees from exposure to carbon monoxide, as a byproduct of combustion in the iron melting/pouring process, in the workplace.