OSHA Inspection: ALUMICORE, LLC

Issued

2025-04-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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)  Near the Large Furnace Lime Silo and the Small Furnace Lime Silo, on or about January 16, 2025 - The employer did not provide facilities for the quick drenching of the eyes when employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials.  Employees handle High-Calcium Hydrated Lime, a corrosive material, when loading bags into the furnace silos.

Issued

2025-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(ii): Assigned storage spaces for cylinders were not secured or located where cylinders could not be knocked over or damaged by passing or falling objects, or subject to tampering by unauthorized persons:  a)  In the Spectro Lab, on or about January 16, 2025 - A compressed gas cylinder of argon was not secured so that they could not be knocked over by passing employees.  b)  Small Furnace Area, on or about January 16, 2025 - Compressed gas cylinders including oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide and acetylene were not secured so that they could not be knocked over by passing employees and/or vehicular traffic including fork trucks.

Issued

2025-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(3):  The employer did not ensure that walking-working surfaces are maintained free of hazards such as sharp or protruding objects, loose boards, corrosion, leaks, spills, snow, and ice:  a)  Walkway around the Bag House, on or about January 16, 2025 - The employer did not ensure the walkway around the Bag House area was free from ice which created a slipping hazard for employees.  b)  Near the Popping Station in the 50 Ton Bay Area, on or about January 16, 2025 - The employer did not ensure the walking-working surface was free of sharp or protruding objects in that rebar was sticking out of the concrete floor.

Issued

2025-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): The employer did not ensure that walking-working surfaces are inspected, regularly and as necessary, and maintained in a safe condition:  a)  Electrical Room, on or about January 16, 2025 - The employer did not ensure walking-working surfaces were maintained in a safe condition in that floor holes were present in this room.  b)  Near Maintenance Office, on or about January 16, 2025 - The employer did not ensure walking-working surfaces were maintained in a safe condition in that floor holes were present in this area.

Issued

2025-04-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(6):  The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:  a)  In the Facility, on or about January 16, 2025 - The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as present in Appendix D of the Respirator Standard to employees who wear N95 dust masks voluntarily at the facility.

Issued

2025-04-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1):  Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:  a)  Various areas throughout the facility, on or about January 16, 2025 - The employer did not ensure portable fire extinguishers were mounted and identified.  Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted and identified in the Electrical Equipment Room used to operate the Number 1 Baghouse, outside of the Control Room and behind the Large Furnace.

Issued

2025-04-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2):   Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly:   a)  Various areas throughout the facility, on or about January 16, 2025 - The employer did not ensure portable fire extinguishers were visually inspected at least monthly.

Issued

2025-04-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1):  An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage firefighting:    a)  In the facility, on or about January 16, 2025 - The employer did not provide an educational program for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use.  The employer provides various types of portable fire extinguishers at the facility including Class A and Class D fire extinguishers.

Issued

2025-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not protected from the rays by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields:  a)  In the Maintenance Area, on or about January 16, 2025 - The employer did not provide noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields in areas where welding was being performed.

Issued

2025-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(f)(6):  The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace is labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and word, pictures and/or symbols which provide the general information regarding the hazards of the chemical:  a)  In the Facility, on or about January 16, 2025 - The Large Furnace Lime Silo was not labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and the general information regarding the hazards of the chemical contained in the silo.  The silo contained High Calcium Hydrated Lime.