OSHA Inspection: LIBERTAS COPPER, LLC

Issued

2013-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4250.00 · Current $3800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(k)(2)(iv): The employer did not ensure that affected employees practice making permit space rescues at least once every 12 months, by means of simulated rescue operations in which they remove dummies, manikins, or actual persons from the actual permit spaces or from representative permit spaces:    a)  At the facility, on or about January 29, 2013 - Affected employees did not practice making permit space rescues at least once every 12 months.

Issued

2013-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2550.00 · Current $2250.00 Reduced

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)  At the Lead Pot Area, on or about January 29, 2013 - A Lead Pot Operator was exposed to lead at an 8-hour time weighted average of 71.1 ug/m3.  This is approximately 1.42 times the permissible exposure limit of 50 ug/m3.  Sampling was conducted on January 29, 2013 for 380 minutes and zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled portion of the shift.

Issued

2013-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-09-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(4)(i): When ventilation was used to control exposure to lead, measurements which demonstrate the effectiveness of the system in controlling exposure were not made at least every three months:    a)  At the Lead Pot Area, on or about January 29, 2013 - Measurements were not made at least every three months to determine the effectiveness of the ventilation system.  A Lead Pot Operator was exposed to lead at a 8-hour time weighted average of 71.1 ug/m3.  This is approximately 1.42 times in excess of the permissible exposure limit of 50 ug/m3.  Sampling was conducted on January 29, 2013 for 380 minutes and zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled portion of the shift.

Issued

2013-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2550.00 · Current $2250.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(6)(iii): Where the initial monitoring revealed that employee exposure to lead was above the permissible exposure limit, monitoring was not repeated at least quarterly and continued at the required frequency until at least two consecutive measurements taken at least 7 days apart were below the PEL and at or above the action level:    a)  At the Lead Pot Area, on or about January 29, 2013 - Monitoring was not repeated at least quarterly when initial monitoring revealed employees were exposed to lead above the permissible exposure limit.  A Lead Pot Operator was exposed to lead at an 8-hour Time Weighted Average of 71.1 ug/m3.  This is approximately 1.42 times the OSHA PEL of 50 ug/m3.  Sampling was conducted on January 29, 2013 for 380 minutes and zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled portion of the shift.

Issued

2013-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2550.00 · Current $1815.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5):  The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings regarding the chemicals contained therein:    a) In the Batch Pickler area, on or about January 12, 2013 - The employer did not assure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace were labeled with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings.  Employees work around an unlabeled batches containing sulfuric acid, a corrosive.

Issued

2013-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances C141

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1027(d)(1)(i): The employer did not determine whether any employee was exposed to cadmium at or above the action level of 2.5 micrograms per cubic meter of air:    a)  In the F1 Furnace area, on or about January 29, 2013 - The employer did not determine whether employees were exposed to cadmium at or above the action level.  A Caster was exposed to cadmium at an 8-hour time weighted of 2.17 ug/m3.  Sampling was conducted on January 29, 2013 for 297 minutes and zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled portion of the shift.

Issued

2013-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) In the F1 Furnace area, on or about January 28, 2013 - Employees were not provided with training when exposed to cadmium.  An Assistant Caster was exposed to cadmium at a 8-hour time weighted average of 2.17 ug/m3.  Sampling was conducted on January 29, 2013 for 297 minutes and zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled portion of the shift.

Issued

2013-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances C141

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1027(m)(4)(iv)(A): The employer did not make a copy of 29 CFR 1910.1027 and its appendices readily available at no cost to all affected employees and provide them a copy when requested:    a) At the facility, on or about January 29, 2013 - A copy of 29 CFR 1910.1027 and its appendices were not readily available to all affected employees.  A Caster was exposed to cadmium at an 8-hour time weighted of 2.17 ug/m3.  Sampling was conducted on January 29, 2013 for 297 minutes and zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled portion of the shift.