OSHA Inspection: INTEGRA-CAST INCORPORATED

Issued

Aug 21, 2024

Abate by

Sep 25, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $2,250 Reduced

Hazardous substances 90009013S103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(g)(2): Where respirator use was required by this section, the employer did not institute a respiratory protection program in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134:   Foundry Knockout Area: On or about April 17, 2024, and at times thereafter, where the most recent exposure monitoring indicated that employee exposures were in excess of the PEL, the respiratory protection and program elements required by this section were not instituted by the employer.

Issued

Aug 21, 2024

Abate by

Sep 25, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 90009013S103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:  Foundry Area: On or about April 17, 2024, and at times thereafter, the employer did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) for worksite specific procedures that required respirator use during tasks that exposed employees to crystalline silica that were in excess of the PEL.

Issued

Aug 21, 2024

Abate by

Sep 25, 2024

Penalty

Initial $8,067 · Current $2,250 Reduced

Hazardous substances 90009013S103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(h)(2)(i): The employer allowed compressed air to be used to clean clothing or surfaces where such activity could contribute to employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica without being used in conjunction with a ventilation system to capture blown dust:  Foundry Knockout Station: On or about, February 22, 2024, and sometime thereafter, the employer did not ensure that when employees operated compressed air guns that a ventilation system was used in conjunction with the device. Compressed air used to clean clothes, and the surrounding surfaces at the blast cabinets, formed dust clouds that contributed to silica exposures when a local exhaust system was not provided to capture and remove the blown dust away from the breathing zone.

Issued

Aug 21, 2024

Abate by

Sep 25, 2024

Penalty

Initial $11,292 · Current $11,292

Hazardous substances 90009013S103

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 ug/m3, calculated as an 8-hour TWA:  Foundry Area: On or about April 17, 2024, and at times thereafter, employees were overexposed at 64 micrograms of respirable crystalline silica per cubic meter of air (?g/m�) as an 8-hour time-weighted average (8-hr TWA). These exposures were approximately 1.3 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 ?g/m3 and were determined during a sample period of 378 minutes, using zero exposure for the unsampled portion of the 8-hour shift. Employees performed tasks that exposed them in the following locations that were at or within close proximity to the exposure source:    a) Abrasive Blasting Cabinets b) Knockout Stations c) Vertical Band Saw Station d) Vertical Belt Sander Station

Issued

Aug 21, 2024

Abate by

Sep 25, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 90009013S103

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:  Foundry Area: On or about April 17, 2024, and at times thereafter, the employer did not use engineering and work practice controls to reduce and maintain employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica at or below the PEL. Employees were overexposed at 64 micrograms of respirable crystalline silica per cubic meter of air (?g/m�) as an 8-hour time-weighted average (8-hr TWA). These exposures were approximately 1.3 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 ?g/m3 and were determined during a sample period of 378 minutes, using zero exposure for the unsampled portion of the 8-hour shift. Employees performed tasks that exposed them in the following locations that were at or within close proximity to the exposure source:    a) Abrasive Blasting Cabinets b) Knockout Stations c) Vertical Band Saw Station d) Vertical Belt Sander Station

Issued

Aug 21, 2024

Abate by

Sep 25, 2024

Penalty

Initial $11,292 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 90009013S103

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(d)(3)(iii): Where the most recent exposure monitoring indicated that employee exposures were at or above the action level (AL) but at or below the permissible exposure limit (PEL), the employer did not repeat such monitoring within six months of the most recent monitoring:  Foundry Area: On or about February 22, 2024, and at times thereafter, where the most recent exposure monitoring indicated that employee exposures were at or above the AL but at or below the PEL, the employer did not repeat such monitoring within six months of the most recent monitoring that last occurred on October 12, 2022, when employees were exposed at or above the AL.  After employees were exposed above the AL, the employer did not ensure that exposures were reduced by installing the appropriate engineering controls and establishing work practice controls that would limit exposures for employees who were overexposed at 64 micrograms of respirable crystalline silica per cubic meter of air (?g/m�) as an 8-hour time-weighted average (8-hr TWA).

Issued

May 9, 2024

Penalty

Initial $1,613 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.41(a)(1)(i): The establishment had 20 or more employees but fewer than 250 employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and the establishment was classified in an industry listed in appendix A to subpart E of this part, and the employer did not electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses to OSHA or OSHA's designee by the specified date:  Integra-Cast: Shell Room - On or about January 01, 2024, and sometime thereafter, the employer failed to electronically submit information from their OSHA Form 300A or equivalent for calendar year 2023 by March 2, 2024. The establishment employed approximately 30 employees and is classified in NAICS Code 31-33 (Manufacturing) during calendar year 2023.

Issued

May 9, 2024

Abate by

Jun 27, 2024

Penalty

Initial $8,067 · Current $4,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye.  Integra-Cast: Shell Room - In the following instance the employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in an amputation:  a) Case #1 - On or about November 09, 2023, and sometime thereafter, the employer failed to report that an employee's two fingers were amputated after they got caught in between the running belt of a rotating Mixing Flurry Drum. The employer reported the injury to OSHA after the 24-hour time allotted when they first filed the report to the Area Office on December 01, 2023.  Abatement Certification and Documentation is required.

Issued

May 9, 2024

Abate by

Jun 27, 2024

Penalty

Initial $1,613 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.7(b)(3): The employer did not correctly classify the following work-related injuries or illnesses on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent.    Integra-Cast: Shell Room - In the following instance the employer did not properly record injuries/illnesses that resulted in days away from work in calendar year 2023:  a) Case #1 - On or about November 09, 2023, and sometime thereafter, the fingers of an employee were amputated after getting caught in between a running belt of a rotating Mixing Flurry Drum that amputated two of his right fingers.  This resulted in approximately 104 days away from work. The employer failed to enter the correct date and number of calendar days in the "Date of Injury or Onset of Illness" column (D) and the "Days Away from Work" column (K), respectively, when the date of injury provided was January 27, 2023, with 17 days away from work and 30 restricted days.   Abatement Certification and Documentation is required.

Issued

May 9, 2024

Abate by

Jun 27, 2024

Penalty

Initial $1,613 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): The employer did not provide the required injury or illness descriptions on the Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, OSHA Form 300:  Integra-Cast: Shell Room - In the following instance the employer did not provide an adequate description of a recordable injury or illness (Column F):  a) Case #1 - On or about November 09, 2023, and sometime thereafter, when the fingers of an employee were amputated after it got caught in between the running belt of a rotating Mixing Flurry Drum that amputated two of his right fingers, the employer failed to identify an amputation in the description and did not disclose the object that directly caused injury.   Abatement Certification and Documentation is required.

Issued

May 9, 2024

Abate by

Jun 27, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(2): The employer did not fill out or correctly fill out an OSHA Form 301 or equivalent for each recordable injury or illness.  Integra-Cast: Shell Room - In the following instances the employer did not fill out or did not accurately complete an OSHA 301 or equivalent form for each injury or illness case:  a) Case #1 - On or about November 09, 2023, and sometime thereafter, when the fingers of an employee were amputated after they got  caught in between the running belt of a rotating Mixing Flurry Drum that amputated two of his right fingers, the employer failed to accurately complete the OSHA 301 that identifies an amputation, the correct date it occurred, and the specific object that directly injured the employee.  b) On or about December 11, 2023, when an employee sustained a significant injury to the abdomen, after the water pressure from a hose of a wet blast cabinet resulted in a sizeable laceration through his skin, the employer did not fill out an OSHA Form 301 or equivalent for the recordable injury that was under the general criteria recording requirements for the injury that did not result in death, days away from work, restricted work or job transfer, medical treatment beyond first aid, or loss of consciousness occurred.   Abatement Certification and Documentation is required.