WALLINGFORD, CT —
OSHA Inspection: RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO. in 8 PENT HIGHWAY, WALLINGFORD, CT 06492 (NAICS 423510). OSHA activity number 347129694.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO.
- Site address
- 8 PENT HIGHWAY
- City
- WALLINGFORD
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06492
- Mailing
- 55 PENT HIGHWAY, WALLINGFORD, CT 06492
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 423510
- Employees
- 109
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.106 B06
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2024
- Abate by
- Feb 10, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $6,913 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR1910.106(b)(6): In locations where flammable vapors may be present, precautions were not taken to prevent ignition by eliminating or controlling sources of ignition. Sources of ignition may include open flames, lightning, smoking, cutting and welding, hot surfaces, frictional heat, sparks (static, electrical, and mechanical), spontaneous ignition, chemical and physical-chemical reactions, and radiant heat. Outside Sawhouse #3: On or about December 6, 2023, the employer did not ensure smoking was prohibited within the area of a 250-gallon (LPG) liquid propane gas tank.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $3000
- — C (S) $6913
- — Z (S) $6913
1910.106 D07 III
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2024
- Abate by
- Feb 20, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR1910.106(d)(7)(iii): Open flames and smoking shall not be permitted in flammable liquid storage areas. Facility: On or about December 6, 2023, the employer did not ensure smoking was prohibited within the area of a flammable liquid storage cabinet.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.179 N02 III
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $16,131 · Current $8,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR1910.179(n)(2)(iii): The employer did not ensure that care was taken to prevent chain slings from contacting obstacles. Facility Bay 1: On or about November 21, 2023, the employer did not ensure chain slings with attached sorting hooks were free from contacting obstacles, striking an employee in the face resulting in severe facial trauma.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $8000
- — C (S) $16131
- — Z (S) $16131
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2024
- Abate by
- Mar 19, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $11,524 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Facility Bay 7: On or about December 6, 2023, the employer did not ensure the rotary shear T splitting machine provided adequate safeguarding to the operator and other employees from point of operation, ingoing nip points, and rotating parts.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $11524
- — Z (S) $11524
1910.219 C02 I
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2024
- Abate by
- Mar 19, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed parts of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform, excepting runways used exclusively for oiling, or running adjustments, was not protected by a stationary casing enclosing shafting completely or by a trough enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting as location requires. Facility Bay 7: On or about December 6, 2023, the employer did not ensure the rotary shear T splitting machine protected the operator and employees with adequate safeguarding from the rotating horizontal drive shafts.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 F06
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2024
- Abate by
- Feb 20, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR1910.1200(f)(6): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace is labeled, tagged or marked. Outside Sawhouse #3: On or about December 6, 2023, the employer did not label, tag or mark a 250-gallon (LPG) liquid propane gas tank.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (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 347129694.
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