OSHA Inspection: LIBERTY CASTING COMPANY, LLC

Issued

2024-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $15469.00 · Current $9281.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2): The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.  a. On or before September 28, 2023, the employer did not provide employees who were required to wear N95 respirators with a fit test to ensure the proper fit of the respirator.

Issued

2024-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $15469.00 · Current $9281.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i): The employer shall not permit respirators with tight-fitting facepieces to be worn by employees who have: 29 CFR  1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Facial hair that comes between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interferes with valve function; or  a. On November 1, 2023, and prior, the employer allowed employees who were required to wear N95 respirators and who were overexposed to crystalline silica in the workplace to have facial hair that would interfere with the face to facepiece seal of the respirator.

Issued

2024-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13258.00 · Current $7955.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.25(b)(1): (1) Handrails, stair rail systems, and guardrail systems are provided in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.28;  a. On or about September 28, 2023, the fixed stairway located at the Mold Cleaning Area was not provided a stair rail system for the open side of the stairway.  Liberty Casting Company LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1910.25(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1390789, citation number 1, item number 2a and was affirmed as a final order on October 17, 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 550 Liberty Rd, Delaware, OH 43015.

Issued

2024-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.25(b) Stairways. General requirements. The employer must ensure: 29 CFR  1910.25(b)(3): (3) Stairs have uniform riser heights and tread depths between landings;  a. On or about September 28, 2023, the fixed stairway located in the Mold Washing Area leading to the work platform had a damaged step that was not of uniform riser height.  Liberty Casting Company, LLC. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1910.25(b)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1390789, citation number 1, item number 2b and was affirmed as a final order on October 17, 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 550 Liberty Rd, Delaware, OH 43015.

Issued

2024-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $30938.00 · Current $18563.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(c): Permissible exposure limit (PEL). The employer shall ensure that no employee is exposed to an airborne concentration of respirable crystalline silica in excess of 50 �g/m3, calculated as an 8-hour TWA.  a. On or about November 1, 2023, an employee was exposed to airborne respirable crystalline silica that exceeded the PEL while performing Forklift Operator duties in the Shakeout area. The employee was exposed to a concentration of 72.1 ?g/m3 as an 8-hour time weighted average during the 474 minute sampling period which was approximately 1.44 times the PEL. Zero exposure was assumed for the six minutes not sampled.  Liberty Casting Company, LLC. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1910.1053(c), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1390789, citation number 1, item number 12a and was affirmed as a final order on October 17, 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 550 Liberty Rd, Delaware, OH 43015.

Issued

2024-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(f)(1): Methods of compliance-(1) Engineering and work practice controls. The employer shall 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. Wherever such feasible engineering and work practice controls are not sufficient to reduce employee exposure to or below the PEL, the employer shall nonetheless use them to reduce employee exposure to the lowest feasible level and shall supplement them with the use of respiratory protection that complies with the requirements of paragraph (g) of this section.  The employer failed to implement engineering and work practice controls to assure employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica was below the permissible exposure limit. Employees with exposure in excess of the PEL included, but is not limited to, the following documented employee exposures:  a. On or about November 1, 2023, an employee was exposed to airborne respirable crystalline silica that exceeded the PEL while performing Forklift Operator duties in the Shakeout area. The employee was exposed to a concentration of 72.1 ?g/m3 as an 8-hour time weighted average during the 474 minute sampling period which was approximately 1.44 times the PEL. Zero exposure was assumed for the six minutes not sampled.  Liberty Casting Company, LLC. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1390789, citation number 1, item number 12b and was affirmed as a final order on October 17, 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 550 Liberty Rd, Delaware, OH 43015.

Issued

2024-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-02-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $30938.00 · Current $18563.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(e)(1): Regulated areas-(1) Establishment. The employer shall establish a regulated area wherever an employee's exposure to airborne concentrations of respirable crystalline silica is, or can reasonably be expected to be, in excess of the PEL.  The employer failed to establish and implement regulated areas for employees with exposure that exceeded the respirable crystalline silica PEL for the following documented employee exposures:  a. On or about November 1, 2023, an employee was exposed to airborne respirable crystalline silica that exceeded the PEL while performing Forklift Operator duties in the Shakeout area. The employee was exposed to a concentration of 72.1 ?g/m3 as an 8-hour time weighted average during the 474 minute sampling period which was approximately 1.44 times the PEL. Zero exposure was assumed for the six minutes not sampled.  Liberty Casting Company, LLC. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1910.1053(e)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1390789, citation number 1, item number 14 and was affirmed as a final order on October 17, 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 550 Liberty Rd, Delaware, OH 43015.

Issued

2024-01-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-02-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $22101.00 · Current $13261.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(i)(1)(i): Medical surveillance-(1) General. (i) The employer shall make medical surveillance available at no cost to the employee, and at a reasonable time and place, for each employee who will be occupationally exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level for 30 or more days per year.  a. On or about November 1, 2023, the employer did not ensure that each employee who was exposed to respirable crystalline silica above the Action Level was included in the medical surveillance program and received the required exams.  Liberty Casting Company, LLC. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard 29 CFR 1910.1053(i)(1)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1390789, citation number 1, item number 17 and was affirmed as a final order on October 17, 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 550 Liberty Rd, Delaware, OH 43015.