OSHA Inspection: SAUEREISEN, INC.

Issued

2024-10-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4113.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.28(b)(1)(i):  The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the systems described in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i)(A)- 1910.28(b)(1)(i)(C):  a) Worksite, on the Mezzanine Area - High porch, on or about April 12, 2024 - Employees were exposed to 7.8 feet fall hazards. Employees added bags of aggregate raw materials into open hoppers. Employees had the potential to be within 6 inches from the edge.  The unprotected edge did not have any system in place to prevent employee walking working falls or equipment from falling to the lower level.

Issued

2024-10-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-10-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4113.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  a) Worksite, Plant 2 Mixing area, on or about August 8, 2024 - Employees did not wear appropriate eye and face protection while exposed to corrosive solvent splashes when handling and transferring Baxxodur EC 301, a propane containing corrosive solvent, from a 55-gallon drum to larger mixing container.

Issued

2024-10-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4113.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(d): Flammable liquids were not drawn from or transferred into vessels, containers, or portable tanks within a building only through a closed piping system, from safety cans, by means of a device drawing through the top, or from a container or portable tanks by gravity through an approved self-closing valve:  a) Plant 2, Mixing area, on or about August 8, 2024 - During the production of the organic coatings, flammable  and combustible liquids such modified Furan Resin Solution and final product Sauereisen 210X SewerGard Part A Hardener were drawn from or transferred into vessels, containers, or portable tanks within a building without a closed piping system, from safety cans, by means of a device drawing through the top, or from a container or portable tanks by gravity through an approved self-closing valve.

Issued

2024-10-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5485.00 · Current $4050.00 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:   a) Plant 1, High porch, on or about April 12, 2024 -  An eye wash and shower station was not available in an emergency situation when exposure to corrosive materials such as but not limited to: Sodium Fluorosilicate 98%; Silicic acid 75% powder; and Ref-Bond MP2 were manually added to hopper during production tasks.  b) Plant 2, Mixing area, on or about April 12, 2024 - The shower station was not operational and there were not any emergency station available for quick flushing of eyes and body in the immediate area where employees were exposed to corrosive amines solvents such as Baxxodur EC301 which was transferred from 55-gallon drums.

Issued

2024-10-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8228.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not provide employees with effective information on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area. Employees were not informed of the following requirements of this section included in 1910.1200(h)(1)(i)- 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv):  a) In the worksite, 160 Gamma Dr. Pittsburgh, on or about April 12, 2024 - The employer did not provide information and training designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals; location and availability of the written hazard communication program and the relevant SDS sheets, nor the measures employees can take to protect themselves from chemical hazards, including specific procedures the employer had implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures and personal protective equipment to be used.  Employees were exposed to hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to : Sil-Co-Sil which contained crystalline silica 95-99.9%; Sodium Fluorosilicate  98%; Silicic acid 75%; D.E.H. 570 Epoxy Curing Agent which contained 1,3-Benzenedimethanamine and polyethylene glycol; Milled zircon which contained zirconium silicate and quartz silica; Ref-Bond MP2 which contained magnesium phosphate and amorphous silica; Magnesium oxide and Boric acid 99.9% during production tasks.

Issued

2024-10-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(f)(6): The employer used written materials, such as signs, placards, process sheets, or batch tickets in lieu of affixing labels to individual stationary process containers that failed to identify the container(s) to which they were applicable and did not convey the information required by 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5):  a) In the worksite, Plant 2, on or about April 12, 2024 - On the main vessel, the employer used a placard labeled R177 that did not identify the containers chemical hazard identification and chemical components.  The hazard warning included may cause allergic skin reaction and eye irritation.   b) In the worksite, Plant 2, on or about August 8, 2024 - A container of acetone, used daily as a cleaning solvent, was not labeled with hazardous warnings.

Issued

2024-10-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  a) In the worksite, 160 Gamma Dr. Pittsburgh, on or about April 12, 2024 - The employer did not provide Appendix D of the standard to production employees from Plant 1 and Plant 2 who voluntarily used 1/2 face air purifying respirators, and full face respirators.  Employees were exposed to hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to : Sil-Co-Sil which contained crystalline silica 95-99.9%; Sodium Fluorosilicate  98%; Silicic acid 75%; D.E.H. 570 Epoxy Curing Agent; Milled zircon which contained zirconium silicate and quartz silica; Ref-Bond MP2 which contained amorphous silica; Magnesium oxide and Boric acid 99.9% during production tasks.