OSHA Inspection: MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Issued

2024-07-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-10-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $11524.00

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 micrograms per cubic meter of air (mcg/m3) calculated as an 8-hour TWA:    b)  In the Foundry Area/Main Loop Sand Fill, on or about April 9, 2024 - An employee designated as a Main Loop Sand Fill employee was exposed to respirable crystalline silica at a time weighted average exposure of 58.0 mcg/m3 during work operations.  This level is 1.16 times the permissible exposure limit of 50 mcg/m3 as a time weighted average concentration.  Sampling was performed by an OSHA compliance officer on April 9, 2024 for 471 minutes and zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled portion of the shift.

Issued

2024-07-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-10-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 permissible exposure limit (PEL), unless the employer can demonstrate that such controls are not feasible:      b)  In the Foundry Area, Main Loop Sand Fill, on or about April 9, 2024 - Engineering and work practice controls were not used to reduce and maintain employee exposures to respirable crystalline silica to or below the PEL.  An employee designated as a Main Loop Sand Fill employee was exposed to respirable crystalline silica at a time weighted average exposure of 58.0 mcg/m3 during work operations.  Feasible administrative and/or engineering controls would include, but not be limited to:  1.  Effective ventilation over the Main Loop Close Up Area to decrease the distance between the source of exposure and the capture area;    2.  Installation of a shroud or other covering over the mixer throat at the Main Loop Sand Fill to direct the flow of sand closer to the source;  3.  Utilize a long handled tool to smooth the sand over the molds;  and   4.  Utilize employee rotation as an administrative control.

Issued

2024-07-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1025(d)(8)(ii):  When the results of exposure monitoring indicated that the representative employee exposure to lead, without regard to respirators, exceeded the permissible exposure limit, the written notification did not include a statement that the permissible exposure limit was exceeded and a description of the corrective action taken or to be taken:  a)  In the Facility, on or about April 4, 2024 - The employer did not include a statement that the permissible exposure limit was exceeded and a description of the corrective action taken or to be taken when employee exposures were above the permissible exposure limit for lead.

Issued

2024-07-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 9000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1053(d)(6)(ii): Whenever an exposure assessment indicated that employee exposure was above the permissible exposure limit (PEL), the employer did not describe in the written notification the corrective action being taken to reduce employee exposures to or below the PEL:   a)  In the Facility, on or about April 4, 2024 - The employer did not include a statement that the permissible exposure limit was exceeded and a description of the corrective action taken or to be taken to reduce employee exposures to or below the PEL.