OSHA Inspection: UNIVERSAL STAINLESS AND ALLOY PRODUCTS

Issued

Aug 1, 2025

Abate by

Aug 21, 2025

Penalty

Initial $7,093 · Current $7,093

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(b)(5): Each doorway or passage along an exit access that could be mistaken for an exit was not marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation, or be identified by a sign indicating its actual use (e.g. closet):  a) On or about 03/18/2025, in the Annealing Bay (BFS-Bar Finishing Storage East) area, employees were exposed to fire hazards when a door leading from the Annealing area into a bathroom area was not identified or marked as "Not an Exit".  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Aug 1, 2025

Abate by

Aug 7, 2025

Penalty

Initial $16,550 · Current $16,550

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.179(n)(2)(ii):The load was not attached to the load block hook by means of slings or other approved devices:  a) On or about 03/17/2025 and at times prior, in the Annealing Bay (BFS-Bar Finishing Storage East) area, employees were exposed to struck-by and crushed-by hazards when approved lifting devices were not used. Employees, moving bundles of steel bars weighing approximately 1,500 - 3,200 pounds from a staging area onto an entry roll table of the annealing furnace, attached an overhead crane's two-leg chain sling directly to carbon tie wire that is used to wrap the bundles of steel bars. The carbon tie wire was not rated or approved for lifting.   ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Aug 1, 2025

Abate by

Aug 21, 2025

Penalty

Initial $9,457 · Current $9,457

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.184(e)(3)(ii): Records of the most recent month in which each alloy steel chain sling was thoroughly inspected were not available for examination:  a) On or about 03/18/2025, in the Annealing Bay (BFS-Bar Finishing Storage East) area, employees were exposed to struck by hazards when operating an overhead crane with a two-leg alloy steel chain sling and the employer did not perform and document chains inspections monthly.  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Aug 1, 2025

Abate by

Aug 21, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.184(d): Each day before being used, the sling and all fastenings and attachments were not being inspected for damage or defects by a competent person designated by the employer:  a) On or about 03/18/2025, in the Annealing Bay (BFS-Bar Finishing Storage East) area, employees were exposed to struck by hazards when operating an overhead crane with synthetic web slings to lift the cap for the chiller.  Synthetic web slings have been in continuous use for approximately 6 months and the employer did not perform and document slings inspections.   ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Aug 1, 2025

Abate by

Aug 21, 2025

Penalty

Initial $7,093 · Current $7,093

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment.  a) On or about 03/18/2025, in the Annealing Bay (BFS-Bar Finishing Storage East) area; employees were exposed to electrical hazards when there was an unused opening in the disconnect switch for the overhead crane.  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.

Issued

Aug 1, 2025

Abate by

Aug 21, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1001(j)(3)(i):The building owner, facility owner, or employer did not determine the presence, location, and quantity of ACM or PACM at the worksite and did not exercise due diligence in complying with these requirements to inform employers and employees about the presence and location of asbestos-containing material (ACM) and presumed asbestos containing material (PACM):  a) On or about 03/18/2025, in the Annealing Bay (BFS-Bar Finishing Storage East) Area; a large overhead pipe which runs the length of the Annealing Bay had damage to the insulation.  Insulation was not tested to determine quantity of ACM (asbestos containing material), and or PACM (presumed asbestos containing material), including Thermal system insulation (TSI).   ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.