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OSHA Inspection: MIDWEST STEEL WORKS, INC.

Planned inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of MIDWEST STEEL WORKS, INC. in 749 N STREET, LINCOLN, NE 68501 (NAICS 332312). OSHA activity number 343632766.

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Site address
749 N STREET
City
LINCOLN
State
NE
ZIP
68501
Mailing
749 "N" STREET, LINCOLN, NE 68501
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
332312
Employees
105
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.134 F02

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Mar 15, 2019
Penalty
Initial $5,796 · Current $3,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2037

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested:    Midwest Steel Works, Inc. - 749 N St. - Lincoln, Nebraska - Employer is failing to ensure that an employee wearing an employer mandated tight-fitting half mask respirator was annually fit tested. A spray painting employee had not been fit tested for his half mask respirator since 2015. This hazard was last observed on or about January 25, 2019.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $3000
  • — Z (S) $5796

1910.1052 D01 II B

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 20 exposed
Issued
Mar 15, 2019
Abate by
May 1, 2019
Penalty
Initial $5,796 · Current $8,000

Hazardous substances 1730

29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(1)(ii)(B): The employer did not determine each employee's exposure by taking personal breathing zone air samples which indicate the highest likely 15-minute exposures during such operations for at least one employee in each job classification in the work area during every work shift, and the employee sampled is expected to have the highest methylene chloride exposure.    Midwest Steel Works, Inc. - 749 N St. - Lincoln, Nebraska - The employer is failing to determine welding/fabricator employees' highest short term exposures (15 minute) to methylene chloride. Employees spray methylene chloride based anti-spatter during some welding operations. This violation was last observed on or about January 25, 2019.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $8000
  • — Z (S) $5796

1910.1052 L01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 20 exposed
Issued
Mar 15, 2019
Abate by
May 1, 2019
Penalty
Initial $5,796 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730

29 CFR 1910.1052(l)(1): The employer did not provide information and training for each affected employee prior to or at the time of initial assignment to a job involving potential exposure to methylene chloride:    Midwest Steel Works, Inc. - 749 N St. - Lincoln, Nebraska - The employer is failing to provide hazard training and standard information to employees potentially exposed to methylene chloride. Employees spray methylene chloride based anti-spatter during some welding operations. This violation was last observed on or about January 25, 2019.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $5796

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