OSHA Inspection: RITCHEY METALS COMPANY, INC.

Issued

2025-01-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-02-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $21281.00 · Current $11000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a):  Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, were not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact:  a)  Jobsite, 360 Station Rd, Scenery Hill, PA 15360:  On or about December 20, 2024, employees engaged in work activities where there was significant exposure to molten metal splash and were not provided with sufficient Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).   An employee received severe burns while regulating the flow of molten galvalume (heated to approximately 1280 degrees Fahrenheit) from Furnace 2.  PPE provided and approved by the employer was not sufficient to protect all areas of the body from contact with molten metal.    The Ritchey Metals Company, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.132(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1748455, citation number1, item number 001a, and was affirmed as a final order on September 19, 2024, with respect to a workplace located at 30 Georgetown Road, Canonsburg, PA 15317.