OSHA Inspection: GLOBAL TUNGSTEN & POWDERS CORP.

Issued

Oct 5, 2022

Abate by

Jul 21, 2025

Penalty

Initial $7,044 · Current $6,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.119(d)(3)(i)(C): Information pertaining to the equipment in the process did not include the electrical classification:  a) Department 50/Building 26: Information pertaining to the sintering process did not include the electrical classification of the sintering process area. Failure to include electrical classification of the sintering process area can lead to flammable gas being released and employee exposure to fire and explosion hazards, on or about April 21, 2022.  Abatement Certification Required.

Issued

Oct 5, 2022

Abate by

Jul 21, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.119(d)(3)(i)(D): Information pertaining to the equipment in the process did not include relief system design and design basis:   a) Department 50/Building 26: Information pertaining to the use of hydrogen gas did not include relief system design and design basis for the hydrogen gas piping system. Failure to include relief system design and design basis of the hydrogen gas system and sintering process area can lead to flammable gas being released and employee exposure to fire and explosion hazards, on or about April 21, 2022.  Abatement Certification Required.

Issued

Oct 5, 2022

Abate by

Jul 21, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.119(e)(5): The employer did not assure that PHA recommendations were resolved in a timely manner   a) Department 50/Building 26: The employer failed to assure that PHA recommendations including the installation of LEL detectors in the hydrogen sintering process department were resolved in a timely manner. Failure to timely resolve PHA recommendations can lead to flammable gas being released and employee exposure to fire and explosion hazards, on or about April 21, 2022.  Abatement Certification Required.

Issued

Oct 5, 2022

Abate by

Jul 21, 2025

Penalty

Initial $7,044 · Current $6,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.119(f)(1)(iii)(B): The employer's Standard Operating Procedures did not include precautions necessary to prevent exposure, including engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment:  a) Department 50/Building 26: The employer's Standard Operating Procedure (Induction Bottle #6 Operations-PO50170-00) did not include the use of fire-resistant clothing (FRC). Failure to include this information in the operating procedures can result in inadequate protection of employees during a release and employee exposure to fire or explosion hazards, on or about February 2, 2022.  Abatement Certification Required.

Issued

Oct 5, 2022

Abate by

Jul 21, 2025

Penalty

Initial $7,044 · Current $6,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.119(h)(2)(ii): The employer did not inform contract employers of potential fire, explosion or toxic release hazards related to working on or near a covered process.   a) Department 50/Building 26: The employer did not inform contract employers of potential fire and explosion hazards related to working on or near the covered sintering process. Failure to inform contract employees can result in exposure to fire and explosion hazards, on or about April 21, 2022.  Abatement Certification Required.

Issued

Oct 5, 2022

Abate by

Jul 21, 2025

Penalty

Initial $7,044 · Current $6,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.119(l)(1): The employer did not establish written procedures to manage changes to process chemicals, technology, equipment, and procedures, and changes to facilities that affect a covered process:   a) Department 50/Building 26: The employer did not establish written procedures to manage changes to the procedures for the manual operation of the sintering process in bottle #6. Failure to establish these written procedures resulted in the improper purging of the sintering bottle and ignition of  flammable hydrogen gas exposing employees to fire and explosion hazards, on or about April 21, 2022.  Abatement Certification Required.