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OSHA Inspection: VORTEQ COIL FINISHERS, LLC

Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of VORTEQ COIL FINISHERS, LLC in 125 MCFANN ROAD, VALENCIA, PA 16059 (NAICS 332812). OSHA activity number 346958747.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
VORTEQ COIL FINISHERS, LLC
Site address
125 MCFANN ROAD
City
VALENCIA
State
PA
ZIP
16059
Mailing
125 MCFANN ROAD, VALENCIA, PA 16059

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type
Federal Agency (M)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B

When did the case open and close?

Opened
Closing conference
Last modified
Data loaded

Establishment context

NAICS code
332812
Employees
51
Ownership type
A

Citations

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.145 C03

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $16131.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.145(c)(3): Safety instruction sign(s) are not used where there is a need for general instructions and suggestions relative to safety measure(s):  (a) Facility, Front of the Prime Coater Machine: The employer does not use safety signs where needed for general instructions and suggestions relative to safety measures.  One instance of this violation occurred on or about September 5, 2023, when the safety signage at the front part of the Prime Coater Machine was only partially legible   (b) Facility, Back of the Prime Coater Machine: The employer does not use safety signs where needed for general instructions and suggestions relative to safety measures.  One instance of this violation occurred on or about September 5, 2023, when there was no safety signage warning employees not to clean the running rollers to the Prime Coater Machine by hand unless the Prime Coater Machine is shut down and locked/tagged out.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $0
  • — C (S) $16131
  • — Z (S) $16131

1910.147 C06 I

Other-than-serious Gravity 10 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $16131.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer does not conduct an annual or more frequent inspection of the energy control procedures to ensure that the procedures and requirements of this standard are followed:  (a) Facility: The employer is failing to conduct annual or more frequent inspections of its energy control procedures. One instance of this violation occurred on or about September 5, 2023, when the employer did not annually review the facility's energy control procedures to ensure that the procedures were being followed.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (O) $1000
  • — C (S) $16131
  • — Z (S) $16131

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 2 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $161323.00 · Current $172000.00

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause serious physical harm to employees, in that a supervisor was exposed to hazards at front and back side of the Prime Coater Machine on September 5, 2023, when he cleaned rotating chrome rollers with his hand on the front side of the machine and when he knowingly opened and entered through an awareness barrier gate with the coil coating line operating.  a) On or about September 5, 2023, at 125 McFann Rd, Valencia, PA 16059, a supervisory employee cleaned front side chrome rollers on the Prime Coater Machine while the rollers were turning with his hand and without utilizing an appropriate tool, designed to eliminate exposure to ingoing nip points. The same supervisory employee then accessed the rear of the Prime Coater Machine by opening an awareness barrier gate while the coil coating line was operating, violating safe work procedures, training, and general machine awareness safety training, resulting in fatal injuries to the supervisor.?
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $172000
  • — C (W) $161323
  • — Z (W) $161323

1910.212 A01

Deleted Willful Gravity 5 3 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $152100.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding are not provided to protect operators and other employees in the machine areas from hazards such as those created by points of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:  (a) Facility, 125 McFann Road, Valencia, PA: The employer does not provide one or more methods of machine guarding to protect operators and employees in the machine areas from hazards.  One instance of this violation occurred on or about September 4 and 5, 2023, when the employer did not guard the running chrome rollers (front and back of the machine) on the Prime Coater Machine. Employees were exposed to nip points created by the rotating rollers when they worked, walked or stood in proximity to the running rollers.  (b) Facility, 125 McFann Road, Valencia, PA, back of Prime Coater Machine: The employer does not provide one or more methods of machine guarding to protect operators and employees in the machine areas from hazards.  One instance of this violation occurred on or about September 5, 2023, when an employee performing the job of entering the area at the back of the Prime Coater and bending over to clean a chrome roller to remove a "dent" was exposed to being cut by the edge of the coil metal as it was exiting the top of the prime coater machine.  The coil of metal was in production and was running.  (c) Facility, 125 McFann Road, Valencia, PA, back of Finish Coater Machine: The employer does not provide one or more methods of machine guarding to protect operators and employees in the machine areas from hazards.  One instance of this violation occurred on or about January 22, 2024, when an employee performing the job of placing a small piece of heat tape on the underside of the coil of metal was exposed to being cut by the edge of the coil of metal as it was exiting the Finish Coater Machine.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (W) $0
  • — C (W) $152100
  • — Z (W) $152100

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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 346958747.