OSHA Inspection: MELOON FOUNDRIES, LLC

Issued

Dec 7, 2023

Abate by

Dec 19, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $3,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Tight fitting face piece respirators were worn when facial hair came between the sealing surface of the face-piece and the face:   a) Green Sand Mixing Room, Meloon Foundries, 1841 LeMoyne Avenue Syracuse, NY, 13208, on or about 6/22/2023: An employee had facial hair and was required to wear a 3M filtering face piece N95 respirator while handling silica containing green sand.  b) Squeezer, Meloon Foundries, 1841 LeMoyne Avenue Syracuse, NY 13208, on or about 9/19/2023: An employee had facial hair and was required to wear a 3M filtering face piece N95 respirator while handling silica containing sand in the squeezer operation.  Abatement certification is required.

Issued

Dec 7, 2023

Abate by

Jan 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $3,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(a)(3)(ii): Floor(s) of workroom(s) were not maintained, so far as practical, in a dry condition:  a.) Melt Room, Meloon Foundries, 1841 LeMoyne Avenue Syracuse, NY, 13208, on or about 6/12/2023: Employees exposed to wet conditions in the melt room due to rain coming through penetrations in the roof.  Abatement certification is required.

Issued

Dec 7, 2023

Abate by

Jan 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $18,752 · Current $11,251 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(c):The employer did not ensure that no employee was exposed to an airborne concentration of respirable crystalline silica in excess of 50 g/m3, calculated as an 8-hour TWA:  a.) Nobake filling process, Meloon Foundries, 1841 LeMoyne Avenue Syracuse, NY 13208, on or about 9/19/2023, Employee was working in the Nobake filling process was exposed to 54.9 micrograms per cubic meter (mcg/m3) of silica, eight-hour time weighted average (TWA), approximately 1.10 times the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 50 mcg/m2. The sampling period was for 462 minutes. A zero increment is included for the 18 minutes not sampled.  Meloon Foundries, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1506710 citation number 1 item number 4a and was affirmed as a final order on 6/25/2021, with respect to a workplace located at 1841 LeMoyne Avenue Syracuse, NY 13208.

Issued

Dec 7, 2023

Abate by

Jan 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(1): The employer did not use engineering and work practice controls to reduce and maintain employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica to or below the PEL, unless the employer can demonstrate that such controls are not feasible:  a.) Nobake filling process, Meloon Foundries, 1841 LeMoyne Avenue Syracuse, NY 13208, on or about 9/19/2023, the employer did not implement effective engineering and work practice controls to reduce and maintain employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica to or below the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit. Employee exposed to 54.9 micrograms per cubic meter (mcg/m3) of silica, eight-hour time weighted average (TWA), approximately 1.10 times the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 50 mcg/m2. The sampling period was for 462 minutes. A zero increment is included for the 18 minutes not sampled.  EFFECTIVE MEANS OF ABATEMENT INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:   1. Install Wet Dust Suppression (WDS) systems    2. Unobstructed Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV)   3. Filtration (general and source-capture)   4. Barriers   5. Continue to conduct air monitoring until results are below the Silica PEL  Meloon Foundries, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1506710 citation number 1 item number 4c and was affirmed as a final order on 6/25/2021, with respect to a workplace located at 1841 LeMoyne Avenue Syracuse, NY 13208.