OSHA Inspection: CHARTER STEEL COMPANY

Issued

2023-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8929.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:  On or about October 31, 2022, the employer failed to establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator when no medical evaluations were provided  to employees in the electric arc furnace area of the melt shop when employees utilized Miller Elipse tight fitting half face respirators on a voluntary basis.

Issued

2023-03-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11162.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  On or about October 31, 2022, the employer failed to provide suitable facilities for flushing of the eyes within the work area when employees were exposed to dolomitic quicklime when it is added to the ladle near the electric arc furnace in the melt shop and employees did not have an unobstructed path to an eye wash station.

Issued

2023-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6696.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1591

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1025(d)(7): Additional exposure monitoring was not conducted when there was a change in production, process, control or personnel, or any other reason to suspect a change that may have resulted in new or additional exposure to lead:   On or about October 31, 2022, the employer failed to determine the 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) exposure for each employee exposed to lead when a change in production and/or process resulted in an additional exposure to lead. An employee working as a charge crane operator in the melt shop near the electric arc furnace was determined to be exposed to 12.8 �g/m3 of lead as an 8-hour TWA.

Issued

2023-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph (l) through a certification that included the name of the operator, the date of the training, that date of evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation:   On or about October 31, 2022, the employer failed to certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph (l) of 29 CFR 1910.178 when a furnace operator that operates a forklift daily did not have a certification dated prior to November 7, 2022.