OSHA Inspection: SKYE METAL RECOVERY, INC.

Issued

Sep 16, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,074 · Current $968 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.28(b)(1)(i):(1) Unprotected sides and edges.  (i) Except as provided elsewhere in this section, the employer must 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 following:    a) Skye Metal Recovery, Inc. located at  217 Blue Knob Road MARIETTA, OH 45750: On and preceding August 26, 2024, the employer did not ensure that employees working on a kiln platform near the access ladder at heights over 4 feet were protected from falls.

Issued

Sep 16, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,074 · Current $968 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(c)(2): If the workplace contains permit spaces, the employer shall inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces.   NOTE: A sign reading DANGER -- PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE, DO NOT ENTER or using other similar language would satisfy the requirement for a sign.  a) Skye Metal Recovery, Inc. located at  217 Blue Knob Road MARIETTA, OH 45750: On and preceding August 26, 2024, the employer did not ensure that a danger sign or equally effective means  for informing employees was used to communicate the location of a permit required confined space entry hatch on the southwest end of the kiln.

Issued

Sep 16, 2024

Abate by

Dec 5, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $3,180 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.  Note: Exception: The employer need not document the required procedure for a particular machine or equipment, when all of the following elements exist: (1) The machine or equipment has no potential for stored or residual energy or reaccumulation of stored energy after shut down which could endanger employees; (2) the machine or equipment has a single energy source which can be readily identified and isolated; (3) the isolation and locking out of that energy source will completely deenergize and deactivate the machine or equipment; (4) the machine or equipment is isolated from that energy source and locked out during servicing or maintenance; (5) a single lockout device will achieve a locker-out condition; (6) the lockout device is under the exclusive control of the authorized employee performing the servicing or maintenance; (7) the servicing or maintenance does not create hazards for other employees; and (8) the employer, in utilizing this exception, has had no accidents involving the unexpected activation or reenergization of the machine or equipment during servicing or maintenance.   a) Skye Metal Recovery, Inc. located at  217 Blue Knob Road MARIETTA, OH 45750: On and preceding August 26, 2024, the employer did not ensure that a machine specific hazardous energy control procedure was developed, documented and utilized for locking out a kiln prior to assessing and entering the machine for cleaning and repairs which exposed employees to caught-in, atmospheric and fire hazards.

Issued

Sep 16, 2024

Abate by

Dec 5, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(f)(3)(i): When servicing and/or maintenance is performed by a crew, craft, department or other group, they shall utilize a procedure which affords the employees a level of protection equivalent to that provided by the implementation of a personal lockout or tagout device.   a) Skye Metal Recovery, Inc. located at  217 Blue Knob Road MARIETTA, OH 45750: On and preceding August 26, 2024, the employer did not ensure that a procedure protecting all employees performing the servicing and cleaning on the kiln was utilized and included application of a personal lockout device which exposed employees to caught-in, atmospheric and fire hazards.

Issued

Sep 16, 2024

Abate by

Dec 5, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(d)(3): Machine or equipment isolation. All energy isolating devices that are needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment shall be physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s).   a) Skye Metal Recovery, Inc. located at  217 Blue Knob Road MARIETTA, OH 45750: On and preceding August 26, 2024, employees were exposed to atmospheric and fire hazards during maintenance and cleaning of the kiln.  The natural gas line which fueled the kiln was shut off at the control panel but was not shut-off/isolated at the main source valve.

Issued

Sep 16, 2024

Abate by

Dec 5, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices shall be affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees.   a) Skye Metal Recovery, Inc. located at 217 Blue Knob Road MARIETTA, OH 45750: On and preceding August 26, 2024, employees were exposed to atmospheric and fire hazards during maintenance and cleaning of the kiln.  The natural gas line which fueled the kiln was not locked or tagged at the source to prevent unintentional release of the gas into the kiln during the servicing/cleaning task.

Issued

Sep 16, 2024

Abate by

Oct 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,457 · Current $1,798 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc.   a) Skye Metal Recovery, Inc. located at  217 Blue Knob Road MARIETTA, OH 45750 in the warehouse: On and preceding August 26, 2024, the employer did not ensure that the in-going nip point on the underside of the lower pulley of the yellow conveyor belt feeding the kiln was guarded to protect employees from caught-in hazards.

Issued

Sep 16, 2024

Abate by

Oct 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,765 · Current $1,382 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings shall be effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment.  a) Skye Metal Recovery, Inc. located at  217 Blue Knob Road MARIETTA, OH 45750 in the control room: On and preceding August 27, 2024, the employer did not ensure that unused openings on a 480v main electrical cabinet for the programmable logic control (PLC) were closed which exposed employees to electrical shock and fire hazards.