OSHA Inspection: AMTEC CORPORATION

Issued

May 6, 2025

Abate by

Jun 6, 2025

Penalty

Initial $16,550 · Current $13,240 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.119(f)(1): The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process:  a)AMTEC Corporation dba Tech Ord, a Division of AMTEC Corporation at 47600 180th Street, Clear Lake, SD 57226: On or about and at times prior to November 25, 2024, the employer did not ensure the Product Realization Operating Procedure Manufacture of PY-951 Document Number 710054 Revision N, provided clear instruction for air drying PY-951, allowing evaporation of methyl ethyl ketone,  prior to screening as described in Section 5.4.11.  Screening PY-951 with a higher or lower than ideal concentration of methyl ethyl ketone can increase risk of detonation. The operating procedure does not provide clear instructions for operators to identify an appropriate endpoint for air drying of PY-951.  This condition exposed employees to explosion hazards.  b)AMTEC Corporation dba Tech Ord, a Division of AMTEC Corporation at 47600 180th Street, Clear Lake, SD 57226: On or about and at times prior to November 25, 2024, the employer did not develop and implement the Machine Operating Procedure Sweco Vibratory Screener Document Number 600086-050  Revision F including clear instruction for operators addressing the upset condition of a blinded screen as described on page 3 of 20.  An employee suffered burns following detonation of PY-951 when addressing the upset condition of a blinded screen.  This condition exposed employees to explosion hazards.

Issued

May 6, 2025

Abate by

Jun 6, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $13,240

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(e): Defective and damaged equipment. The employer did not ensure defective or damaged personal protective equipment was taken out of service and/or not used.  a)AMTEC Corporation dba Tech Ord, a Division of AMTEC Corporation, 47600 180th Street, Clear Lake, SD 57226: On or about and at times prior to November 25, 2024, the employer did not ensure defective or damaged aluminized overpant, jacket and hoods were taken out of service and/or not used. This condition exposed  employees to burn hazards in the event of a detonation or fire.

Issued

May 6, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $6,242

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.219(e)(3)(i):Vertical or inclined belt(s) were not enclosed by guard(s) conforming to the requirements specified at 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o);  a)AMTEC Corporation dba Tech Ord, a Division of AMTEC Corporation, 47600 180th Street, Clear Lake, SD 57226: On or about and at times prior to November 25, 2024, the employer did not ensure employees operating the Mikro Samplemill (Serial Number 81J5186) were protected from ingoing nip points created by an unguarded vertical belt and pulley. This condition exposed employees to ingoing nip-point hazards.

Issued

May 6, 2025

Abate by

Jun 6, 2025

Penalty

Initial $26,011 · Current $16,550 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.119(g)(3):Training documentation. The employer shall ascertain that each employee involved in operating a process has received and understood the training required by this paragraph. The employer shall prepare a record which contains the identity of the employee, the date of training, and the means used to verify that the employee understood the training:  a)AMTEC Corporation dba Tech Ord, a Division of AMTEC Corporation, 47600 180th Street, Clear Lake, SD 57226: On or about and at times prior to November 25, 2024, the employer did not ensure employees operating the Sweco Vibratory Screener  to process pyrotechnics materials had completed training on the Machine Operating Procedure Sweco Vibratory Screener Document Number 600086-050 Revision F by preparing a record which contained the identity of the employee, the date of training, and the means used to verify that the employee understood the training. This condition exposed employees to fire and explosion hazards.   b)AMTEC Corporation dba Tech Ord, a Division of AMTEC Corporation, 47600 180th Street, Clear Lake, SD 57226: On or about and at times prior to November 25, 2024, the employer did not ensure employees preparing PY-951 had completed training on the Product Realization Operating Procedure Manufacture of PY-951 Document Number 710054 Revision N  by preparing a record which contained the identity of the employee, the date of training, and the means used to verify that the employee understood the training. This condition exposed employees to fire and explosion hazards.   c)AMTEC Corporation dba Tech Ord, a Division of AMTEC Corporation, 47600 180th Street, Clear Lake, SD 57226: On or about and at times prior to November 25, 2024, the employer did not ensure employees preparing I-308 had completed training on the Product Realization Operating Procedure Manufacture of I-308 Document Number 7000206 Revision L by preparing a record which contained the identity of the employee, the date of training, and the means used to verify that the employee understood the training. This condition exposed employees to fire and explosion hazards.   d)AMTEC Corporation dba Tech Ord, a Division of AMTEC Corporation, 47600 180th Street, Clear Lake, SD 57226: On or about and at times prior to November 25, 2024, the employer did not ensure employees operating the Mikro Samplemill to process pyrotechnics materials had completed training on the Machine Operating Procedure Mikro Samplmill (Hammer Mill) Document Number 600092-050 Revision C by preparing a record which contained the identity of the employee, the date of training, and the means used to verify that the employee understood the training. This condition exposed employees to fire and explosion hazards.   AMTEC Corporation dba Tech Ord, a Division of AMTEC Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR  1910.119(g)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1627407, citation number 1, item number 5b and was affirmed as a final order on September 20, 2023, with respect to a workplace located at 47600 180th Street, Clear Lake, SD 57226.