Inspection #102606001
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a planned inspection of EXIDE CORPORATION at 251 Second & Grand Streets, Hamburg, PA 19526 on Jan 18, 1990. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Oct 6, 1994.
OSHA documented 42 violations (16 serious, 8 willful, 18 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $41,600. This inspection is linked to 1 complaint in OSHA records.
OSHA collected 480 air monitoring samples covering 14 substances during this inspection, including Antimony and Compounds (as Sb), Arsenic, Inorganic, Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be), Cadmium Fume (as Cd), Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts, and 9 more.
This employer has 5 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.
Inspection Details
- Inspection Number
- 102606001
- Type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete
- Opened
- Jan 18, 1990
- Closed
- Oct 6, 1994
- Contested
- Oct 7, 1991
- Final Order
- Apr 6, 1992
- Total Violations
- 42
- Penalties on Record
- $41,600
- Initial Penalties
- $54,600
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Establishment
- Address
- 251 Second & Grand Streets, Hamburg, PA 19526
- Industry
- 335911 Storage Battery Manufacturing
Other Inspections of This Employer5 on record
| Inspection | Opened | Type | Violations | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #109024547 | Jul 26, 1994 | Follow-Up (F) | No violations | |
| #123178899 | May 6, 1993 | Accident (A) | 1 violation | |
| #102596541 | Jul 23, 1991 | Follow-Up (F) | 6 violations | $17,000 |
| #102702792 | May 14, 1991 | Planned (H) | 8 violations | $3,900 |
| #100931146 | Oct 20, 1988 | Monitoring (D) | 1 violation |
Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).
Enforcement Outcome
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page.
Inspection closed Oct 6, 1994.
16 serious, 8 willful, 18 other-than-serious.
Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.
Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.
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) | 27 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Arsenic, Inorganic | 71 | 0 - 0.063 | mg/m³ |
| Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be) | 26 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Cadmium Fume (as Cd) | 27 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts | 27 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co) | 27 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Copper Fume (as Cu) | 27 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Iron Oxide Fume | 27 | 0 - 0.0131 | mg/m³ |
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 86 | 0 - 0.36 | mg/m³ |
| Manganese Fume (as Mn) | 27 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust) | 27 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni) | 27 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Vanadium fume (as V2O5) | 27 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Zinc Oxide Fume | 27 | 0 - 0.0203 | mg/m³ |
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).
Violations
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
| Citation | Standard | Type | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 I02 I | Serious | $500 | $500 | Jul 26, 1990 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 B01 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 16, 1990 | - | - |
| 01001C | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G06 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 15, 1990 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.101 Compressed Gases (General Requirements) OSHA citation code: 19100101 B | Serious | $200 | $200 | Jul 26, 1990 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01 | Serious | $400 | $400 | Sep 1, 1990 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | $600 | $600 | Jul 26, 1990 | - | - |
| 01005A | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A05 | Serious | $500 | $500 | Jul 19, 1990 | - | - |
| 01005B | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A05 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 26, 1990 | - | - |
| 01006A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | $300 | $300 | Jul 26, 1990 | - | - |
| 01006B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E01 I | Serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 26, 1990 | - | - |
| 01006C | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I | Serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 26, 1990 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | $500 | $500 | Jul 26, 1990 | - | - |
| 01008 | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B04 III | Serious | $300 | $300 | Jul 26, 1990 | - | - |
| 01009 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E05 I | Serious | $700 | $700 | Aug 16, 1990 | - | - |
| 01010 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 H01 | Serious | $600 | $600 | Aug 16, 1990 | - | - |
| 02001A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E04 | Willful | $10,000 | $9,000 | Aug 16, 1990 | - | - |
| 02001B | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E05 I | Willful | $0 | $0 | Aug 16, 1990 | - | - |
| 02001C | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 F03 II | Willful | $0 | $0 | Aug 16, 1990 | - | - |
| 02002A | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 C01 | Willful | $10,000 | $9,000 | Jun 6, 1994 | Oct 7, 1991 | Apr 6, 1992 |
| 02002B | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E01 | Willful | $0 | $0 | Jun 6, 1994 | Oct 7, 1991 | Apr 6, 1992 |
| 02003 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 D06 III | Willful | $10,000 | $9,000 | Oct 16, 1990 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J02 II | Willful | $10,000 | $9,000 | Oct 16, 1990 | - | - |
| 02005A | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 K01 I | Serious | $10,000 | $1,000 | Nov 16, 1990 | - | - |
| 02005B | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 K01 II | Willful | $0 | $0 | Aug 16, 1990 | - | - |
| 03001 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 M02 II | Other | $0 | $0 | Sep 16, 1990 | - | - |
| 03002 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II | Other | $0 | $0 | Sep 1, 1990 | - | - |
| 03003 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G02 | Other | $0 | $0 | Sep 16, 1990 | - | - |
| 03004A | 1910.1018 Inorganic Arsenic OSHA citation code: 19101018 C | Other | $0 | $0 | Jul 16, 1992 | Oct 7, 1991 | Apr 6, 1992 |
| 03004B | 1910.1018 Inorganic Arsenic OSHA citation code: 19101018 G01 I | Other | $0 | $0 | Jul 16, 1992 | Oct 7, 1991 | Apr 6, 1992 |
| 03005A | 1910.1018 Inorganic Arsenic OSHA citation code: 19101018 E03 II | Other | $0 | $0 | Sep 16, 1990 | - | - |
| 03005B | 1910.1018 Inorganic Arsenic OSHA citation code: 19101018 E03 IV | Other | $0 | $0 | Sep 16, 1990 | - | - |
| 03006 | 1910.1018 Inorganic Arsenic OSHA citation code: 19101018 E05 II | Other | $0 | $0 | Sep 16, 1990 | - | - |
| 03007 | 1910.1018 Inorganic Arsenic OSHA citation code: 19101018 G02 I | Other | $0 | $0 | Sep 16, 1990 | - | - |
| 03008 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 D08 II | Other | $0 | $0 | Oct 16, 1990 | - | - |
| 03009 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E03 II | Other | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 1990 | - | - |
| 03010A | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 N02 II | Other | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 1990 | - | - |
| 03010B | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 N02 II | Other | $0 | $0 | Dec 16, 1990 | - | - |
| 03010C | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 N02 III | Other | $0 | $0 | Dec 16, 1990 | - | - |
| 03010D | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 N03 II | Other | $0 | $0 | Aug 16, 1990 | - | - |
| 03010E | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 N03 II | Other | $0 | $0 | Aug 16, 1990 | - | - |
| 03011A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 I | Other | $0 | $0 | Jul 26, 1990 | - | - |
| 03011B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 II | Other | $0 | $0 | Jul 26, 1990 | - | - |
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
Data Source and Methodology
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