OSHA Inspection: EDWARD ARNOLD SCRAP PROCESSORS, INC.

Issued

Sep 2, 2025

Abate by

Mar 12, 2026

Penalty

Initial $9,931 · Current $9,931

Hazardous substances 1591C141

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  a) Yard: On or about 7/29/2025,  the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine employees' ability to use half mask elastomeric respirator before employees were fit tested and required to use the respirator for torch-cutting metal, exposing employees to health hazards.

Issued

Sep 2, 2025

Abate by

Mar 12, 2026

Penalty

Initial $9,931 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591C141

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):  (a) Yard: On or about 7/29/2025, the employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a half mask elastomeric respirator for torch-cutting metal passed the appropriate fit test, exposing employees to respiratory hazards.

Issued

Sep 2, 2025

Abate by

Mar 12, 2026

Penalty

Initial $11,585 · Current $11,585

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1025(c)(1): Employee(s) were exposed to lead at concentrations greater than fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an eight-hour period:  (a) Yard: On or about 7/29/2025, a torch-cutting employee was exposed to 0.1588 mg/m³ 8-hour TWA (360min), which is 3.18 times over the PEL for lead 0.05 mg/m³. Exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 120-minutes not sampled.

Issued

Sep 2, 2025

Abate by

Mar 12, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1025(e)(1)(i): For employees exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit for more than 30 days per year the employer did not implement engineering and work practice controls (including administrative controls) to reduce and maintain employee exposure to lead:  (a) Yard: On or about 7/29/2025, the employer did not implement engineering and work practice controls (including administrative controls) to reduce and maintain exposure to lead for employees torch-cutting metal who were exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit for more than 30 days per year. A torch-cutting employee was exposed to 0.1588 mg/m³ 8-hour TWA (360min), which is 3.18 times over the PEL for lead 0.05 mg/m³. Exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 120-minutes not sampled.  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED  STEP 1:   	EFFECTIVE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION SHALL BE PROVIDED AND USED BY EXPOSED EMPLOYEES AS AN INTERIM PROTECTIVE MEASURE UNTIL FEASIBLEENGINEERING AND/OR ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS CAN BE IMPLEMENTED, OR WHENEVER SUCH CONTROLS FAIL TO REDUCE EMPLOYEE EXPOSURE TO WITHIN PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS.  STEP 2:   	SUBMIT TO THE AREA DIRECTOR A WRITTEN, DETAILED PLAN OF ABATEMENT OUTLINING A SCHEDULE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ENGINEERING AND/OR ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES TO CONTROL EMPLOYEE EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AS REFERENCED IN THIS CITATION.  THIS PLAN SHALL INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM, TARGET DATES FOR THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS WHICH MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH THE ABATEMENT DATES REQUIRED BY THIS  CITATION:  	 (1)  EVALUATION OF ENGINEERING/ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OPTIONS;     	(2)  SELECTION OF OPTIMUM CONTROL METHODS AND COMPLETION OF DESIGN;      	(3)  PROCUREMENT, INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF SELECTED CONTROL MEASURES; AND     	(4)  TESTING AND ACCEPTANCE OR MODIFICATION/REDESIGN OF CONTROLS.  NOTE:  ALL PROPOSED CONTROL MEASURES SHALL BE APPROVED FOR EACH PARTICULAR USE BY A COMPETENT INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST OR OTHER TECHNICALLY QUALIFIED PERSON.  THIRTY (30) DAY PROGRESS REPORTS ARE REQUIRED DURING THE ABATEMENT PERIOD.  STEP 3:   	ABATEMENT SHALL HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FEASIBLE ENGINEERING AND/OR 	ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS UPON VERIFICATION OF THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IN ACHIEVING COMPLIANCE.

Issued

Sep 2, 2025

Abate by

Mar 12, 2026

Penalty

Initial $9,931 · Current $15,724

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1025(l)(1)(i): Employee(s) working in an area where there is potential exposure to airborne lead at any level were not informed of the content of Appendices A and B of 29 CFR 1910.1025:  a) Yard: On or about 7/29/2025, torch-cutting employee(s) working in the yard and exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit were not informed of the content of Appendices A and B of 29 CFR 1910.1025. A torch-cutting employee was exposed to 0.1588 mg/m³ 8-hour TWA (360min), which is 3.18 times over the PEL for lead 0.05 mg/m³. Exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 120-minutes not sampled.

Issued

Sep 2, 2025

Abate by

Mar 12, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1025(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not train each employee who is subject to exposure to lead at or above the action level, or for whom the possibility of skin or eye irritation exists, in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1025:  a) Yard: On or about 7/29/2025, the employer did not train employees including a torch-cutting employee exposed to 0.1588 mg/m³ 8-hour TWA (360min), which is 3.18 times over the PEL for lead 0.05 mg/m³, exposure calculations included a zero increment for the 120-minutes not sampled, in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1025, including the following:  1910.1025(l)(1)(v)(A) The content of this standard and its appendices; 1910.1025(l)(1)(v)(B) The specific nature of the operations which could result in exposure to lead above the action level; 1910.1025(l)(1)(v)(C) The purpose, proper selection, fitting, use, and limitations of respirators; 1910.1025(l)(1)(v)(D) The purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program, and the medical removal protection program including information concerning the adverse health effects associated with excessive exposure to lead (with particular attention to the adverse reproductive effects on both males and females); 1910.1025(l)(1)(v)(E) The engineering controls and work practices associated with the employee's job assignment; 1910.1025(l)(1)(v)(F) The contents of any compliance plan in effect; and 1910.1025(l)(1)(v)(G) Instructions to employees that chelating agents should not routinely be used to remove lead from their bodies and should not be used at all except under the direction of a licensed physician;

Issued

Sep 2, 2025

Abate by

Mar 12, 2026

Penalty

Initial $9,931 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances C141

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1027(m)(4)(i): The employer did not institute a training program for all employees who were potentially exposed to cadmium, ensure employee participation in the program, and maintain a record of the contents of such program:  a) Yard: On or about 7/29/2025, the employer did not institute a training program for all employees who were potentially exposed to cadmium, ensure employee participation in the program, and maintain a record of the contents of such program, to include:  1910.1027(m)(4)(iii)(A) The health hazards associated with cadmium exposure, with special attention to the information incorporated in appendix A to this section; 1910.1027(m)(4)(iii)(B) The quantity, location, manner of use, release, and storage of cadmium in the workplace and the specific nature of operations that could result in exposure to cadmium, especially exposures above the PEL; 1910.1027(m)(4)(iii)(C) The engineering controls and work practices associated with the employee's job assignment; 1910.1027(m)(4)(iii)(D) The measures employees can take to protect themselves from exposure to cadmium, including modification of such habits as smoking and personal hygiene, and specific procedures the employer has implemented to protect employees from exposure to cadmium such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures, and the provision of personal protective equipment; 1910.1027(m)(4)(iii)(E) The purpose, proper selection, fitting, proper use, and limitations of respirators and protective clothing; 1910.1027(m)(4)(iii)(F) The purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program required by paragraph (l) of this section; 1910.1027(m)(4)(iii)(G) The contents of this section and its appendices; and 1910.1027(m)(4)(iii)(H) The employee's rights of access to records under §1910.1020(e) and (g). 1910.1027(m)(4)(iv) Additional access to information and training program and materials. 1910.1027(m)(4)(iv)(A) The employer shall make a copy of this section and its appendices readily available without cost to all affected employees and shall provide a copy if requested.