HORSEHEAD CORPORATION
900 DELAWARE AVENUE, PALMERTON, PA 18071 · NAICS 332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
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Inspection records
Jan 24, 2005#307913426Jan 24, 2005Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#307913426$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #307913426
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 24, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 24, 2005
- Closed
- Mar 4, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 160
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 900 Delaware Avenue, Palmerton, PA 18071
- Industry
- 332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Jun 16, 2004#305256265Jun 16, 2004Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Health#305256265$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #305256265
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 16, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 16, 2004
- Closed
- Jun 25, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 175
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 900 Delaware Avenue, Palmerton, PA 18071
- Industry
- 331423
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Jul 11, 2003#305251720Jul 11, 2003Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Health#305251720$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #305251720
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 11, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 18, 2003
- Closed
- Aug 21, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 175
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 900 Delaware Avenue, Palmerton, PA 18071
- Industry
- 331492 Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Jul 19, 2002#305247967Jul 19, 2002Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Health#305247967$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #305247967
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 19, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 5, 2002
- Closed
- Nov 5, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 175
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 900 Delaware Avenue, Palmerton, PA 18071
- Industry
- 332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Nov 8, 2001#303346720Nov 8, 2001Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#303346720$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #303346720
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 8, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 26, 2001
- Closed
- Dec 17, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 150
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 900 Delaware Avenue, Palmerton, PA 18071
- Industry
- 332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Nov 2, 2001#303346670Nov 2, 2001FatalityComplaint (B) · Partial scope, HealthFatality#303346670$1,0003 viol.3 violations$1,000 in penalties
Inspection #303346670
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 2, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 21, 2002
- Closed
- Jul 26, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 100
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint, 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,975
- Penalties on Record
- $1,000
- Site Address
- 900 Delaware Avenue, Palmerton, PA 18071
- Industry
- 332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee suffers heart attack at work
Chemical Exposure Sampling3 substances sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadmium | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Gravimetric DeterminationQC | 1 | 1.0882 | mg/m³ |
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 1 | 0.012 | mg/m³ |
| Particulates not otherwise regulated (Total Dust) | 1 | 1.0882 | mg/m³ |
| Sample WeightQC | 1 | 0.901 | mg |
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D04 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,275 | $500 | May 20, 2002 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D05 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,700 | $500 | May 20, 2002 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D05 II | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | May 20, 2002 | - | - |
Apr 10, 2001#303343818Apr 10, 2001Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Health#303343818$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #303343818
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 10, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 14, 2001
- Contested
- Sep 27, 2001
- Final Order
- Jan 6, 2002
- Closed
- Jan 25, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 191
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 900 Delaware Avenue, Palmerton, PA 18071
- Industry
- 332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01002 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J03 VB1 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Oct 11, 2001 | Sep 27, 2001 | Jan 6, 2002 |
Feb 15, 2001#303343255Feb 15, 2001Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#303343255$9002 viol.2 violations$900 in penalties
Inspection #303343255
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 15, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 22, 2001
- Closed
- May 16, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 191
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,875
- Penalties on Record
- $900
- Site Address
- 900 Delaware Avenue, Palmerton, PA 18071
- Industry
- 332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II | Serious | 1 | 15 | $1,875 | $900 | May 15, 2001 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.332 Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices - Training OSHA citation code: 19100332 B01 | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | May 15, 2001 | - | - |
Jun 27, 2000#303340822Jun 27, 2000Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Health#303340822$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #303340822
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 27, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 27, 2000
- Closed
- Oct 13, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 220
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 900 Delaware Avenue, Palmerton, PA 18071
- Industry
- 332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Chemical Exposure Sampling14 substances sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antimony and Compounds (as Sb) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Cadmium | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts | 1 | 0.0032 | mg/m³ |
| Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Copper Fume (as Cu) | 1 | 0.0016 | mg/m³ |
| Gravimetric DeterminationQC | 1 | 0.6617 | mg/m³ |
| Iron Oxide Fume | 1 | 0.1987 | mg/m³ |
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Manganese Fume (as Mn) | 1 | 0.0089 | mg/m³ |
| Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni) | 1 | 0.0018 | mg/m³ |
| Particulates not otherwise regulated (Total Dust) | 1 | 0.6617 | mg/m³ |
| Sample WeightQC | 1 | 0.176 | mg |
| Vanadium fume (as V2O5) | 1 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Zinc Oxide Fume | 1 | 0.0087 | mg/m³ |
Jul 20, 1999#301044301Jul 20, 1999Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Health#301044301$6352 viol.2 violations$635 in penalties
Inspection #301044301
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 20, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 13, 1999
- Closed
- Nov 10, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 250
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $975
- Penalties on Record
- $635
- Site Address
- 900 Delaware Avenue, Palmerton, PA 18071
- Industry
- 332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 F02 I | Other | 3 | 2 | $975 | $635 | Nov 7, 1999 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 G02 I | Other | 3 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Nov 7, 1999 | - | - |
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Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).
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Standards cited
Chemical exposure sampling
Sample results are listed in the record of each inspection that collected them.
Industry comparison
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing, 48,574 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.