OSHA Inspection: ALLOY RESOURCES, INC.

Issued

2020-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5398.00 · Current $5398.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that was 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by one or more of the following:  Guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  (a) On or about 6/16/2020 - Argon Oxygen Decarburization (AOD) Area, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 12 feet 3 inches when the guardrail system was missing the midrail at the platform opening where employees stand to perform tasks such as, but not limited to, adding materials to the vessel, sampling, taking temperatures, visual inspections, and oxygen lancing at the AOD vessel opening.

Issued

2020-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(6)(i): Each employee less than 4 feet (1.2 m) above dangerous equipment was not protected from falling into or onto the dangerous equipment by a guardrail system or a travel restraint system, unless the equipment is covered or guarded to eliminate the hazard.  (a) On or about 6/16/2020 - Argon Oxygen Decarburization (AOD) Area, employees were exposed to burn hazards when the guardrail system was missing the midrail at the platform opening where employees stand to perform tasks such as, but not limited to, adding materials to the vessel, sampling, taking temperatures, visual inspections, and oxygen lancing at the AOD vessel opening.