Inspection #102873288

Name: OSHA Inspection #102873288: U.S. STEEL CORP.
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a complaint inspection of U.S. STEEL CORP. at U S S Fairless Works, Fairless Hills, PA 19030 on Jun 6, 1989. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Jul 13, 1993.

OSHA documented 69 violations (33 serious, 30 willful, 6 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $652,000. This inspection is linked to 5 complaints in OSHA records.

OSHA collected 497 air monitoring samples covering 27 substances during this inspection, including Antimony and Compounds (as Sb), Benzo [a] Pyrene, Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be), Cadmium Fume (as Cd), Calcium Oxide, and 22 more.

This employer has 9 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 102873288
Type: Complaint (B)
Scope: Complete
Opened: Jun 6, 1989
Closed: Jul 13, 1993
Contested: Nov 22, 1989
Final Order: Nov 18, 1991
Total Violations: 69
Penalties on Record: $652,000
Initial Penalties: $1,454,100
Related Activity: 5 complaints

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.

Establishment

Name: U.S. STEEL CORP.
Address: U S S Fairless Works, Fairless Hills, PA 19030
Industry: 331110 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing

Other Inspections of This Employer9 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#339846834	Jul 3, 2014	Planned (H)	No violations
#302328810	Feb 26, 1999	Referral (C)	No violations
#17874140	Aug 22, 1991	Follow-Up (F)	10 violations	$26,055
#102930203	Aug 22, 1991	Follow-Up (F)	6 violations	$21,500
#110047578	Jan 10, 1990	Complaint (B)	No violations
#18252858	Jun 6, 1989	Complaint (B)	247 violations	$2,071,000
#18072637	Jun 10, 1986	Complaint (B)	1 violation	$200
#18071589	Apr 9, 1986	Complaint (B)	16 violations	$1,500
#18074013	Oct 9, 1985	Complaint (B)	6 violations

247 violations$2,071,000

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 Jul 13, 1993.

Citations on Record

33 serious, 30 willful, 6 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$1,454,100

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

Current Penalties

$652,000

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Nov 22, 1989. Final orders are recorded through Nov 18, 1991. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

Chemical Exposure Sampling27 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)	2322P / 1A	0	mg/m³	0.5 mg/m³
Benzo [a] Pyrene	3	0		0.2 mg/m³ as Coal tar pitch volatiles (benzene soluble fraction)
Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be)	2322P / 1A	0	mg/m³	-
Cadmium Fume (as Cd)	2322P / 1A	0 - 0.003	mg/m³	-
Calcium Oxide	4	0.098 - 1.5	mg/m³	5 mg/m³
Chlorodiphenyl (60% Cl)	1	0	%	-
Chromic Acid and Chromates (as CrO3)	2	0.0041 - 0.0098	mg/m³	-
Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts	2322P / 1A	0 - 0.0051	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Chrysene	3	0		0.2 mg/m³
Coal Tar Pitch Volatiles (benzene soluble fraction)	3	0 - 0.12	mg/m³	0.2 mg/m³ (benzene-soluble fraction)
Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co)	2322P / 1A	0	mg/m³	0.1 mg Co/m³
Copper Fume (as Cu)	2322P / 1A	0 - 0.0297	mg/m³	0.1 mg/m³ (fume)
Hydrogen Chloride	15	0 - 1.4	ppm	-
Iron Oxide Fume	2322P / 1A	0 - 27.574	mg/m³	10 mg/m³
Lead, Inorganic (as Pb)	2726P / 1A	0 - 0.1228	mg/m³	0.05 mg/m³ [0.03 mg/m³ Action Level]
Manganese Fume (as Mn)	2322P / 1A	0 - 0.1022	mg/m³	-
Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust)	1817P / 1A	0	mg/m³	15 mg/m³ (total dust)
Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni)	2322P / 1A	0 - 0.0161	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Particulates not otherwise regulated (Respirable Fraction)	2726P / 1A	0.12 - 0.133	mg/m³	20 mppcf (respirable)
Particulates not otherwise regulated (Total Dust)	50	0.014 - 8.612	mg/m³	15 mg/m³ (total dust), 5 mg/m³ (respirable fraction)
Silica, Crystalline Cristobalite, Respirable Dust	35	0		-
Silica, Crystalline Quartz (Respirable Fraction)	46	0 - 13.2		-
Silica (Quartz, Total)	4	0.025 - 1.4	%	-
Tin, inorganic compounds (except oxides) (as Sn)	4	0 - 0.0068	mg/m³	2 mg/m³
Vanadium fume (as V2O5)	2322P / 1A	0	mg/m³	-
Zinc Chloride Fume	2	0 - 0.12		1 mg/m³
Zinc Oxide Fume	2322P / 1A	0 - 0.8329	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
01001A	1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A	Willful	$160,000	$78,375	Feb 10, 1992	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01001B	1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A	Willful	$28,000	$16,775	Feb 10, 1992	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01001C	1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A	Willful	$48,000	$24,475	Feb 10, 1992	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01001D	1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A	Willful	$52,000	$28,325	Feb 10, 1992	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01001E	1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A	Willful	$200,000	$95,700	Feb 10, 1992	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01001F	1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A	Willful	$444,000	$215,050	Feb 10, 1992	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01001H	1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A	Willful	$8,000	$7,150	Feb 10, 1992	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01001I	1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A	Willful	$52,000	$28,325	Feb 10, 1992	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01001J	1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A	Willful	$4,000	$3,300	Feb 10, 1992	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01002	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G07 I	Willful	$88,000	$34,100	Aug 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01003	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G07 III	Willful	$16,000	$11,000	Aug 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01004	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G08 I	Willful	$128,000	$24,475	Aug 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01005	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G08 IIA	Willful	$4,000	$4,000	Aug 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01006	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G08 IIB	Willful	$128,000	$60,350	Aug 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01007	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$8,000	$1,000	Feb 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01008A	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 I02 I	Willful	$8,000	$1,600	Aug 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01008B	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 B01	Willful	$0	$0	Mar 31, 1993	Nov 22, 1989	Nov 18, 1991
01009A	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G04	Willful	$8,000	$1,500	Aug 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01009B	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G06	Willful	$0	$0	Dec 2, 1989	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01009C	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G07 I	Willful	$0	$0	Dec 2, 1989	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01010	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 K02	Willful	$8,000	$1,500	Aug 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01011A	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 M02 IIA	Willful	$1,000	$1,500	Aug 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01011B	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 M02 IIE	Willful	$0	$0	Dec 2, 1989	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01012A	1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C	Willful	$6,000	$1,500	Feb 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01012B	1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 D09 VII	Willful	$0	$0	Dec 2, 1989	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01013	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 D02	Serious	$1,000	$500	Feb 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01014A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 C01	Serious	$8,000	$500	Feb 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01014B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 F01	Willful	$0	$0	Nov 9, 1989	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01015A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 G02 I	Serious	$7,000	$500	Feb 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01015B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I04 IV	Willful	$0	$0	Dec 2, 1989	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01016	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J01 I	Serious	$8,000	$500	Feb 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01017	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 L01 II	Serious	$8,000	$500	Feb 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01018	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 M02 I	Serious	$1,000	$500	Feb 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01019A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E03 IIA	Serious	$1,000	$500	Feb 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01019B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E03 IIF	Willful	$0	$0	Dec 2, 1989	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01020A	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 I	Willful	$7,000	$1,500	Nov 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01020B	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 II	Willful	$0	$0	Dec 2, 1989	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
01021	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H02 II	Willful	$7,000	$1,500	Nov 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
02001	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$700	$500	Dec 2, 1989	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
02002	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$700	$500	Feb 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
02003A	1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 D09 VIII	Serious	$500	$500	Feb 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
02003B	1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 D09 I	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 2, 1989	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
02004A	1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 D09 III	Serious	$500	$500	Feb 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
02004B	1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 17, 1989	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
02004C	1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 5, 1989	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
02005A	1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 D09 V	Serious	$600	$500	Feb 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
02005B	1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 9, 1989	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
02005C	1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 9, 1989	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
02005D	1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 9, 1989	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
02006	1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 L01 II	Serious	$700	$500	Feb 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
02007A	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E03	Serious	$700	$500	Feb 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
02007B	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E03 I	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 2, 1989	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
02008A	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F02 II	Serious	$600	$500	Feb 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
02008B	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F02 IV	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 2, 1989	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
02009A	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G01	Serious	$700	$500	Nov 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
02009B	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G02 IV	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 2, 1989	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
02009C	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G10	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 9, 1989	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
02010	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F08	Serious	$700	$500	Nov 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
02011A	1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 C	Serious	$700	$500	Feb 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
02011B	1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E	Serious	$0	$0	Feb 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
02011C	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B03	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 17, 1989	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
02011D	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E05	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 17, 1989	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
02011E	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E05 I	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 17, 1989	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
03001	1910.20 Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records OSHA citation code: 19100020 G01	Other	$0	$0	Feb 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
03003	1910.141 Sanitation OSHA citation code: 19100141 A04 II	Other	$0	$0	Feb 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
03004	1910.1001 Asbestos OSHA citation code: 19101001 K01	Other	$0	$0	Feb 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
03005A	1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 A03	Other	$0	$0	Feb 10, 1991	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
03005B	1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 C	Other	$0	$0	Nov 17, 1989	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991
03005C	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E05	Other	$0	$0	Nov 17, 1989	Nov 22, 1989	Feb 10, 1991

Failure to Abate Penalties6 citations, $6,890 in FTA penalties on record

OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 6 citationsissued 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
01004	-	-	$2,620	-	-
01006	-	-	$1,310	-	-
01010	-	-	$700	-	-
01021	-	-	$510	-	-
02004B	-	-	$750	-	-
03004	-	-	$1,000	-	-

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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