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OSHA Inspection: ARMCO STEEL COMPANY LP

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of ARMCO STEEL COMPANY LP in 1801 CRAWFORD ST., MIDDLETOWN, OH 45043 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 101318483.

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Site address
1801 CRAWFORD ST.
City
MIDDLETOWN
State
OH
ZIP
45043
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Y
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
3312
Employees
400
Ownership type
A
Industry flags
Manufacturing safety.

9 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 08 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $800.00 · Current $800.00
SECTION 5(A)(1) OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 1970: THE
%%
EMPLOYER DID NOT FURNISH EMPLOYMENT AND A PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT WHICH WERE
FREE FROM RECOGNIZED HAZARDS THAT WERE CAUSING OR LIKELY TO CAUSE DEATH
OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL HARM TO EMPLOYEES IN THAT EMPLOYEES WERE EXPOSED TO:
EMPLOYEES WORKING IN THE VICINITY OF COIL LIFTING AND HANDLING
OPERATIONS WERE SUBJECT TO THE HAZARDS OF BROKEN CRANE AND LIFTING
DEVICES AND DROPPED COILS WHEN:
A) HEMPENSTAL COUNTERWEIGHTED C HOOKS WITH A RATED CAPACITY OF 40,000
LBS. WERE USED WITH CRANES #114 AND #146 TO LIFT COILS WEIGHING OVER
49,000 LBS.
B) HEMPENSTAL COIL GRAB WITH A RATED CAPACITY OF 50,000 LBS. USED WITH
CRANE #160 TO LIFT COILS WEIGHING OVER 52,000 LBS.
C) CRANE SUSPENDED BELOW THE HOOD LIFTING DEVICES INCLUDING ELECTRO
MAGNET COIL LIFTERS, COUNTERWEIGHTED C HOOKS AND COIL GRABS USED TO
LIFT STEEL COILS IN SECTIONS OF THE SHIPPING AND PROCESS DEPARTMENTS
WERE NOT MARKED TO SHOW THEIR LIFTING CAPACITY.
FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHODS, AMONG OTHERS, TO CORRECT THESE HAZARDS
ARE:
A) LIMIT COIL LIFTING TO THOSE WITH WEIGHTS WITHIN THE CAPACITY OF THE
LIFTING DEVICES.
B) MARK ALL BELOW THE HOOK LIFTING DEVICES WITH THE RATED LOADCAPACITY
AND LIFTER WEIGHT.
Recent events (2)
  • — J (S) $800.00
  • — Z (S) $800.00

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 09 1 instance 10 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $900.00 · Current $900.00
SECTION 5(A)(1) OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 1970: THE
%%
EMPLOYER DID NOT FURNISH EMPLOYMENT AND A PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT WHICH WERE
FREE FROM RECOGNIZED HAZARDS THAT WERE CAUSINGOR LIKELY/TO CAUSE DEATH
OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL HARM TO EMPLOYEES IN THAT EMPLOYEES WERE EXPOSED TO
HAZARDS OF BROKEN CRANE, LIFTING DEVICES AND DROPPED COILS WHEN:
A) THE EMPLOYER DID NOT ENSURE THAT ALL CRANE OPERATORS, CRANE LOADERS,
CHECKERS OR OTHER EMPLOYEES WORKING WITH COILS SUSPENDED FROM BELOW
THE HOOK LIFTING DEVICES IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE SHIPPING AND
PROCESSING DEPARTMENTS WERE THOROUGHLY FAMILIAR WITH LIFTING DEVICES
AND THEIR SIZE/WEIGHT LOADING LIMITATIONS INCLUDING:
1) THE SIZE/WEIGHT OF THE COIL RELATIVE TO THE CAPACITY OF THE LIFTING
DEVICE. 2) THE COMBINED WEIG-
2) THE COMBINED WEIGHT OF THE COIL AND LIFTING DEVICE RELATIVE TO THE
OVERALL CAPACITY OF THE CRANE.
ONE FEASIBLE METHOD, AMONG OTHERS, TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO
THOROUGHLY TRAIN ALL EMPLOYEES WORKING WITH BELOW THE HOOK LIFTING
DEVICES IN THE SAFE LOADING/LIFTING REQUIREMENTS RELATIVE TO THE
CAPACITY OF THE LIFTING DEVICE AND CRANE.
Recent events (2)
  • — J (S) $900.00
  • — Z (S) $900.00

1910.179 B03

Serious Gravity 07 4 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $700.00 · Current $700.00
Recent events (2)
  • — J (S) $700.00
  • — Z (S) $700.00

1910.179 B05

Serious Gravity 07 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $700.00 · Current $700.00
Recent events (2)
  • — J (S) $700.00
  • — Z (S) $700.00

1910.179 G02 I

Serious Gravity 07 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $700.00 · Current $700.00
Recent events (2)
  • — J (S) $700.00
  • — Z (S) $700.00

1910.179 G02 II

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $500.00 · Current $500.00
Recent events (2)
  • — J (S) $500.00
  • — Z (S) $500.00

1910.179 L03 I

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $500.00 · Current $500.00
Recent events (2)
  • — J (S) $500.00
  • — Z (S) $500.00

1910.179 L03 III

Serious Gravity 08 7 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $800.00 · Current $800.00
Recent events (2)
  • — J (S) $800.00
  • — Z (S) $800.00

1910.179 N01

Serious Gravity 08 2 instances 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $8000.00 · Current $7000.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — J (S) $7000.00
  • — Z (W) $8000.00

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