Inspection #102842846

Name: OSHA Inspection #102842846: U.S. CENTRIFUGAL, INC.
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a follow-up inspection of U.S. CENTRIFUGAL, INC. at 5th & Ellis Street, Darby, PA 19023 on Oct 27, 1989. The inspection scope was partial. The case was closed on Feb 11, 1992.

OSHA documented 40 violations (13 serious, 27 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $900.

OSHA collected 54 air monitoring samples covering 14 substances during this inspection, including Antimony and Compounds (as Sb), Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be), Cadmium Fume (as Cd), Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts, Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co), and 9 more.

This employer has 1 other OSHA inspection on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 102842846
Type: Follow-Up (F)
Scope: Partial
Opened: Oct 27, 1989
Closed: Feb 11, 1992
Contested: Apr 4, 1991
Final Order: Jul 25, 1991
Total Violations: 40
Penalties on Record: $900
Initial Penalties: $1,300

Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.

Establishment

Name: U.S. CENTRIFUGAL, INC.
Address: 5th & Ellis Street, Darby, PA 19023
Industry: 331525

Other Inspections of This Employer1 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#102836384	Feb 8, 1991	Follow-Up (F)	6 violations	$350

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.

Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Feb 11, 1992.

Citations on Record

13 serious, 27 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$1,300

Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.

Current Penalties

$900

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Apr 4, 1991. Final orders are recorded through Jul 25, 1991. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

Chemical Exposure Sampling14 substances sampled

Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.

Substance	Samples	Result Range	Unit	OSHA PEL
Antimony and Compounds (as Sb)	4	0	mg/m³	0.5 mg/m³
Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be)	3	0 - 0.000048	mg/m³	-
Cadmium Fume (as Cd)	4	0 - 0.0007	mg/m³	-
Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts	4	0 - 0.0022	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co)	4	0	mg/m³	0.1 mg Co/m³
Copper Fume (as Cu)	4	0 - 0.3226	mg/m³	0.1 mg/m³ (fume)
Iron Oxide Fume	4	0 - 0.0389	mg/m³	10 mg/m³
Lead, Inorganic (as Pb)	4	0 - 0.0325	mg/m³	0.05 mg/m³ [0.03 mg/m³ Action Level]
Manganese Fume (as Mn)	4	0	mg/m³	-
Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust)	4	0	mg/m³	15 mg/m³ (total dust)
Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni)	4	0	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Particulates not otherwise regulated (Respirable Fraction)	3	0	mg/m³	20 mppcf (respirable)
Vanadium fume (as V2O5)	4	0	mg/m³	-
Zinc Oxide Fume	4	0 - 3.8018	mg/m³	5 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
01001	1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A	Serious	$200	$150	Jan 23, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
01002A	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 A02	Serious	$150	$150	May 30, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
01002B	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B01	Serious	$0	$0	Feb 28, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
01002C	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B03	Serious	$0	$0	Feb 28, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
01002D	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B06	Serious	$0	$0	Feb 28, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
01002E	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E05 I	Serious	$0	$0	Feb 28, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
01002F	1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 A02	Serious	$0	$0	Feb 28, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
01002G	1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E	Serious	$0	$0	May 30, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
01003	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01	Serious	$250	$150	Jan 3, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
01004A	1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B	Serious	$200	$150	Jan 11, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
01004B	1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B	Serious	$0	$0	Jan 11, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
01005	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01	Serious	$200	$150	Mar 5, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
01006	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H	Serious	$200	$150	Mar 20, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
02001	1903.2 Posting of Notices; Availability of the Act, Regulations and Applicable Standards OSHA citation code: 19030002 A01	Other	$50	$0	Jan 3, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
02002	1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A	Other	$50	$0	Jan 3, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
02003	1910.20 Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records OSHA citation code: 19100020 G02	Other	$0	$0	Feb 3, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
02004	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 D01	Other	$0	$0	Feb 3, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
02005	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G01	Other	$0	$0	Mar 15, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
02006	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 I01	Other	$0	$0	Jan 23, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
02007	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 K01	Other	$0	$0	Feb 25, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
02008	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 L01	Other	$0	$0	Jan 9, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
02009	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 C01	Other	$0	$0	Mar 1, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
02010A	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 E02	Other	$0	$0	Feb 1, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
02010B	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 E03	Other	$0	$0	Mar 1, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
02011	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G02	Other	$0	$0	Feb 1, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
02012A	1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B	Other	$0	$0	Mar 30, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
02012B	1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B	Other	$0	$0	Jan 23, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
02013	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 D02	Other	$0	$0	Feb 3, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
02014	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J01 I	Other	$0	$0	May 30, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
02015A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 L02 I	Other	$0	$0	Jan 17, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
02015B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 L01 II	Other	$0	$0	Feb 5, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
02016A	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 D01	Other	$0	$0	Mar 1, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
02016B	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 D06	Other	$0	$0	Mar 1, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
02017A	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F01 I	Other	$0	$0	Feb 3, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
02017B	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F01 II	Other	$0	$0	Feb 3, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
02017C	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F01 III	Other	$0	$0	Feb 3, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
02018A	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F04 I	Other	$0	$0	Feb 3, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
02018B	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F04 II	Other	$0	$0	Feb 3, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
02019A	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G01	Other	$0	$0	Mar 1, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991
02019B	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G01	Other	$0	$0	Feb 3, 1990	Apr 4, 1991	Jul 25, 1991

Failure to Abate Penalties1 citation, $350 in FTA penalties on record

OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 1 citationissued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.

Citation	FTA Inspection	FTA Issuance	FTA Penalty	FTA Contest	FTA Final Order
02005	-	-	$350	-	-

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.

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.

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