RMI CO.
1000 WARREN AVENUE, NILES, OH 44446 · NAICS 331491 Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
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Feb 16, 1990#105928287Feb 16, 1990Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#105928287$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #105928287
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 16, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 23, 1990
- Closed
- Mar 30, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 730
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1000 Warren Avenue, Niles, OH 44446
- Industry
- 331491 Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
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.
Chemical Exposure Sampling13 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) | 4 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be) | 3 | 0 - 0.0002 | mg/m³ |
| Cadmium Fume (as Cd) | 4 | 0 - 0.0023 | mg/m³ |
| Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts | 4 | 0 - 0.0048 | mg/m³ |
| Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co) | 4 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Copper Fume (as Cu) | 4 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Iron Oxide Fume | 4 | 0 - 0.6163 | mg/m³ |
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 4 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Manganese Fume (as Mn) | 4 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust) | 4 | 0 - 0.0418 | mg/m³ |
| Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni) | 4 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Vanadium fume (as V2O5) | 4 | 0 - 0.0344 | mg/m³ |
| Zinc Oxide Fume | 4 | 0 | mg/m³ |
Feb 6, 1990#105924922Feb 6, 1990Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#105924922$18,47893 viol.93 violations$18,478 in penalties
Inspection #105924922
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 6, 1990
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 21, 1990
- Closed
- Aug 31, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 750
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 93
- Violation Types
- 82 serious, 1 repeat, 10 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $36,180
- Penalties on Record
- $18,478
- Site Address
- 1000 Warren Avenue, Niles, OH 44446
- Industry
- 331491 Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
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.
Violations
Violation list (8 of 93 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 OSHA citation code: 19100022 C | Serious | 2 | 2 | $450 | $230 | May 22, 1990 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 A06 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $450 | $230 | Apr 7, 1990 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 C03 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $360 | $184 | May 22, 1990 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 D01 I | Serious | 2 | 2 | $450 | $230 | May 22, 1990 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 D01 IV | Serious | 1 | 2 | $450 | $230 | Oct 30, 1990 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.27 OSHA citation code: 19100027 F | Serious | 1 | 1 | $360 | $184 | Apr 7, 1990 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.36 OSHA citation code: 19100036 B04 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $360 | $184 | Apr 7, 1990 | - | - |
| 01008 | 1910.36 OSHA citation code: 19100036 B08 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $360 | $184 | May 22, 1990 | - | - |
Showing the 8 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 93 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Mar 7, 1989#103018875Mar 7, 1989Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#103018875$4902 viol.2 violations$490 in penalties
Inspection #103018875
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 7, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 7, 1989
- Closed
- Apr 14, 1989
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 710
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $490
- Penalties on Record
- $490
- Site Address
- 1000 Warren Avenue, Niles, OH 44446
- Industry
- 331491 Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
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.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 L03 II | Serious | 2 | 2 | $280 | $280 | Mar 25, 1989 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 O03 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $210 | $210 | Mar 25, 1989 | - | - |
Oct 21, 1988#101311298Oct 21, 1988FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#101311298$5603 viol.3 violations$560 in penalties
Inspection #101311298
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 21, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 28, 1988
- Closed
- Dec 5, 1988
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 700
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $560
- Penalties on Record
- $560
- Site Address
- 1000 Warren Avenue, Niles, OH 44446
- Industry
- 331491 Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
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 killed when run over by forklift
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $280 | $280 | Nov 28, 1988 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 P01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $280 | $280 | Nov 28, 1988 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.22 OSHA citation code: 19100022 B02 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Nov 28, 1988 | - | - |
Mar 24, 1987#101566164Mar 24, 1987Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#101566164$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #101566164
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 24, 1987
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 24, 1987
- Closed
- May 12, 1987
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 730
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1000 Warren Avenue, Niles, OH 44446
- Industry
- 331491 Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
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.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 OSHA citation code: 19100022 C | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | May 7, 1987 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.37 OSHA citation code: 19100037 F01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | May 7, 1987 | - | - |
Dec 17, 1986#101566917Dec 17, 1986Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#101566917$4204 viol.4 violations$420 in penalties
Inspection #101566917
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 17, 1986
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 18, 1987
- Closed
- Jul 16, 1987
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 740
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $420
- Penalties on Record
- $420
- Site Address
- 1000 Warren Avenue, Niles, OH 44446
- Industry
- 331491 Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
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.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $210 | $210 | Apr 4, 1987 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.252 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 IIB | Serious | 1 | 10 | $210 | $210 | Apr 10, 1987 | - | - |
| 02001A | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G01 | Other | 3 | 3 | $0 | $0 | May 12, 1987 | - | - |
| 02001B | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 K02 | Other | 3 | 3 | $0 | $0 | May 12, 1987 | - | - |
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Standards cited
Chemical exposure sampling
Industry comparison
Primary Metal Manufacturing, 8,702 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.