CLAIRTON, PA —
OSHA Inspection: VANGURA TOOL, INC.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of VANGURA TOOL, INC. in 440 WADDELL AVENUE, CLAIRTON, PA 15025 (NAICS 332710). OSHA activity number 348144288.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- VANGURA TOOL, INC.
- Site address
- 440 WADDELL AVENUE
- City
- CLAIRTON
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15025
- Mailing
- 440 WADDELL AVENUE, CLAIRTON, PA 15025
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332710
- Employees
- 23
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1026 C
- Issued
- May 22, 2025
- Abate by
- Nov 17, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,729 · Current $2,500 Reduced
0689
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(c): The employer did not ensure that employees were not exposed to an airborne concentration of chromium (VI) in excess of 5 micrograms per cubic meter of air (ug/m3), calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA): a) In the Facility, on or about April 2, 2025 - An employee designated as a welder was exposed to chromium (VI) at a time weighted average exposure of 6.0 micrograms per cubic meter of air (ug/m3). This level is 1.2 times the permissible exposure limit of 5 ug/m3 as a time weighted average concentration. Sampling was performed by an OSHA compliance officer on April 2, 2025 for 262 minutes and zero exposures was assumed for the unsampled portion of the shift.
Recent events (3)
- — P (S) $2500
- — I (S) $2500
- — Z (S) $4729
1910.1026 G01 IV
- Issued
- May 22, 2025
- Abate by
- Nov 17, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0689
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(g)(1)(iv): The employer did not provide each employee an appropriate respirator during work operations where the employer had not implemented feasible engineering and work practice controls to achieve the permissible exposure limit for employees who were exposed above the permissible exposure limit for fewer than 30 days per year: a) In the Facility, on or about April 2, 2025 - The employer did not provide an appropriate respirator during work operations where the employer had not implemented feasible engineering and work practice controls. An employee designated as a welder was exposed to chromium (VI) at a time weighted average exposure of 6.0 micrograms per cubic meter of air (ug/m3).
Recent events (3)
- — P (S) $0
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1026 D01
- Issued
- May 22, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0689
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1): The employer with a workplace or work operation covered by this standard did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI): a) In the Facility, on or about April 2, 2025 - The employer did not determine the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI). See description of employee exposure to chromium (VI) in Citation 1, Item 1a, Instance a.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 348144288.
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