WICKLIFFE, OH —
OSHA Inspection: HI TECMETAL GROUP
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of HI TECMETAL GROUP in 28910 LAKELAND BOULEVARD, WICKLIFFE, OH 44092 (NAICS 331492). OSHA activity number 345935605.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HI TECMETAL GROUP
- Site address
- 28910 LAKELAND BOULEVARD
- City
- WICKLIFFE
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44092
- Mailing
- 28910 LAKELAND BOULEVARD, WICKLIFFE, OH 44092
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 331492
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- Aug 18, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 28, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $5,801 · Current $2,550 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l). On or about May 4, 2022, the employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely when a maintenance employee did not receive initial training on driving the propane powered forklifts within the facility.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2550
- — Z (S) $5801
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- Aug 18, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years. On or about May 4, 2022, the employer did not evaluate each forklift operator's performance at least once every three years for the employees working in the Nitriteck area that drive propane powered forklifts.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Aug 18, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 28, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,351 · Current $2,550 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met. On or about May 4, 2022, the employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program. Employees in the Nitritek area drive propane powered forklifts and work around furnaces that are supplied with ammonia during the heat treatment process.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2550
- — Z (S) $4351
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Aug 18, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 28, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area. On or about May 4, 2022, the employer did not provide effective information and training on hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to propane and ammonia to employees who work in the Nitritek area prior to their initial assignment to the work area.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 K06
- Issued
- Aug 18, 2022
- Abate by
- Sep 14, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer. On or about May 4, 2022, the employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators in a written or oral format to employees who wear N95 masks, provided by the employer, on a voluntary basis.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.178 L06
- Issued
- Aug 18, 2022
- Abate by
- Nov 28, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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) through a certification that included the name of the operator, the date of the training, that date of evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation. On or about May 4, 2022, the employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated through a certification that included the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation for the employees who received refresher training on or about May 9, 2022.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $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 345935605.
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