Inspection #102940707
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a referral inspection of FRANKLIN SMELTING & REFINING at Castor Ave. East Of Richmond Street, Philadelphia, PA 19134 on Feb 11, 1997. The inspection scope was partial. The case was closed on Aug 1, 2005.
OSHA documented 59 violations (6 serious, 47 willful, 5 repeat, 1 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $773,360. This inspection is linked to 1 complaint, 1 referral in OSHA records.
OSHA collected 676 air monitoring samples covering 13 substances during this inspection, including Antimony and Compounds (as Sb), Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be), Cadmium, Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts, Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co), and 8 more.
This employer has 20+ other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.
Inspection Details
- Inspection Number
- 102940707
- Type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial
- Opened
- Feb 11, 1997
- Closed
- Aug 1, 2005
- Contested
- Aug 11, 1997
- Final Order
- Apr 27, 1998
- Total Violations
- 59
- Penalties on Record
- $773,360
- Initial Penalties
- $773,360
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint, 1 referral
Establishment
- Address
- Castor Ave. East Of Richmond Street, Philadelphia, PA 19134
- Industry
- 331492 Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
Other Inspections of This Employer20+ on record
| Inspection | Opened | Type | Violations | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #102941093 | Dec 18, 1996 | Follow-Up (F) | 5 violations | $4,200 |
| #102944212 | Feb 23, 1996 | Follow-Up (F) | 10 violations | $5,400 |
| #102938453 | Apr 27, 1995 | Planned (H) | 35 violations | $11,600 |
| #17712456 | Aug 12, 1994 | Accident (A) | 7 violations | $35,000 |
| #18253005 | Mar 11, 1993 | Planned (H) | 12 violations | $6,175 |
| #18001354 | May 10, 1991 | Unprogrammed Related (G) | 9 violations | $2,800 |
| #102840725 | Aug 31, 1990 | Follow-Up (F) | 12 violations | $2,600 |
| #102838661 | Dec 28, 1989 | Unprogrammed Related (G) | 32 violations | $10,020 |
| #102842804 | Jul 24, 1989 | Monitoring (D) | 47 violations | $2,950 |
| #17999061 | Feb 27, 1989 | Monitoring (D) | 17 violations | $480 |
| #17998741 | Jan 27, 1989 | Unprogrammed Related (G) | 5 violations | $200 |
| #18254425 | Apr 19, 1988 | Monitoring (D) | 2 violations | |
| #18254318 | Jan 12, 1988 | Follow-Up (F) | No violations | |
| #878793 | Apr 8, 1987 | Monitoring (D) | 8 violations | $700 |
| #708230 | Jan 7, 1987 | Planned (H) | No violations | |
| #18074286 | Oct 2, 1985 | Variance (E) | 15 violations | $250 |
| #18074740 | Aug 30, 1985 | Complaint (B) | 14 violations | $640 |
| #12644597 | Nov 29, 1983 | Follow-Up (F) | 1 violation | |
| #12748828 | Jun 16, 1981 | Complaint (B) | 13 violations | $640 |
| #12717013 | Feb 23, 1981 | Accident (A) | 5 violations | $1,000 |
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.
Inspection closed Aug 1, 2005.
6 serious, 47 willful, 5 repeat, 1 other-than-serious.
Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.
Current and initial penalty totals are the same on record.
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) | 52 | 0 - 0.0741 | mg/m³ |
| Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be) | 52 | 0 - 0.000889 | mg/m³ |
| Cadmium | 52 | 0 - 0.1244 | mg/m³ |
| Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts | 52 | 0 - 0.2024 | mg/m³ |
| Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co) | 52 | 0 - 0.0014 | mg/m³ |
| Copper Fume (as Cu) | 52 | 0 - 19.6792 | mg/m³ |
| Iron Oxide Fume | 52 | 0 - 3.1958 | mg/m³ |
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 52 | 0 - 10.8565 | mg/m³ |
| Manganese Fume (as Mn) | 52 | 0 - 0.1208 | mg/m³ |
| Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust) | 52 | 0 - 0.4848 | mg/m³ |
| Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni) | 52 | 0 - 0.2539 | mg/m³ |
| Vanadium fume (as V2O5) | 52 | 0 | mg/m³ |
| Zinc Oxide Fume | 52 | 0 - 387.1165 | 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 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | $4,000 | $4,000 | Aug 17, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 01002 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C02 I | Serious | $1,600 | $1,600 | Aug 11, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 01003A | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 A02 | Serious | $2,800 | $2,800 | Aug 10, 1998 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 01003B | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E | Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 10, 1998 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 01004A | 1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 F02 III | Serious | $2,800 | $2,800 | Sep 9, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 01004B | 1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 F03 I | Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 9, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02001A | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 C01 | Willful | $56,000 | $56,000 | Aug 10, 1998 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02001B | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E01 | Willful | $0 | $0 | Aug 10, 1998 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02002A | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 C01 | Willful | $56,000 | $56,000 | Aug 10, 1998 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02002B | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E01 | Willful | $0 | $0 | Aug 10, 1998 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02003A | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 C01 | Willful | $56,000 | $56,000 | Aug 10, 1998 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02003B | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E01 | Willful | $0 | $0 | Aug 10, 1998 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02004A | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 C01 | Willful | $56,000 | $56,000 | Aug 10, 1998 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02004B | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E01 | Willful | $0 | $0 | Aug 10, 1998 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02005A | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 C01 | Willful | $56,000 | $56,000 | Aug 10, 1998 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02005B | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E01 | Willful | $0 | $0 | Aug 10, 1998 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02006A | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 C01 | Willful | $56,000 | $56,000 | Aug 10, 1998 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02006B | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E01 | Willful | $0 | $0 | Aug 10, 1998 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02007A | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E03 IV | Willful | $32,000 | $32,000 | Sep 10, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02007B | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E04 I | Willful | $0 | $0 | Sep 10, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02008A | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 F02 I | Willful | $56,000 | $56,000 | Aug 20, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02008B | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 F04 I | Willful | $0 | $0 | Aug 20, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02009A | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 G02 I | Willful | $44,000 | $44,000 | Aug 20, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02009B | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 G02 II | Willful | $0 | $0 | Aug 20, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02010A | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 G02 VIII | Willful | $44,000 | $44,000 | Aug 24, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02010B | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I04 IV | Willful | $0 | $0 | Aug 24, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02011 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 H02 II | Willful | $44,000 | $44,000 | Aug 24, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02012A | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J02 IA | Willful | $32,000 | $32,000 | Aug 17, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02012B | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J02 IB | Willful | $0 | $0 | Aug 24, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02012C | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J03 IIC | Willful | $0 | $0 | Aug 24, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02012D | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J03 IID1 | Willful | $0 | $0 | Aug 24, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02012E | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J03 IID4 | Willful | $0 | $0 | Aug 24, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02012F | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J03 IID5 | Willful | $0 | $0 | Aug 24, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02012G | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J03 IIE | Willful | $0 | $0 | Aug 24, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02012H | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J03 IVA3 | Willful | $0 | $0 | Aug 24, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02012I | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J03 IVA5 | Willful | $0 | $0 | Aug 24, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02012J | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J03 VA | Willful | $0 | $0 | Aug 24, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02012K | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J03 VB2 | Willful | $0 | $0 | Aug 25, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02013 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 L01 IV | Willful | $32,000 | $32,000 | Sep 9, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02014A | 1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 C | Willful | $56,000 | $56,000 | Aug 10, 1998 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02014B | 1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 F01 I | Willful | $0 | $0 | Aug 10, 1998 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02015A | 1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 I02 II | Willful | $44,000 | $44,000 | Aug 20, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02015B | 1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 I03 III | Willful | $0 | $0 | Aug 24, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02015C | 1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 J04 II | Willful | $0 | $0 | Aug 24, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02015D | 1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 K05 | Willful | $0 | $0 | Aug 24, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02016A | 1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 L01 IA | Willful | $32,000 | $32,000 | Sep 9, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02016B | 1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 L01 IB | Willful | $0 | $0 | Sep 9, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02016C | 1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 L02 I | Willful | $0 | $0 | Sep 9, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02016D | 1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 L08 I | Willful | $0 | $0 | Sep 9, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02016E | 1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 L09 I | Willful | $0 | $0 | Aug 24, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02016F | 1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 L09 III | Willful | $0 | $0 | Aug 24, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02016G | 1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 L15 I | Willful | $0 | $0 | Aug 24, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 02016H | 1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 L15 II | Willful | $0 | $0 | Aug 24, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 03001 | 1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A02 | Repeat | $800 | $800 | Aug 24, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 03002 | 1910.1020 Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records OSHA citation code: 19101020 G01 III | Repeat | $160 | $160 | Sep 9, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 03003 | 1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 H01 | Repeat | $6,000 | $6,000 | Aug 24, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 03004A | 1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 J04 I | Repeat | $3,200 | $3,200 | Aug 24, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 03004B | 1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 K01 | Repeat | $0 | $0 | Aug 24, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 04001 | 1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 I03 V | Other | $0 | $0 | Aug 24, 1997 | Aug 11, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
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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