Inspection #109164285

Name: OSHA Inspection #109164285: METALOR TECHNOLOGIES USA ADVANCED COATINGS DIVISIO
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a referral inspection of METALOR TECHNOLOGIES USA ADVANCED COATINGS DIVISIO at 52 Gardner Street, Attleboro, MA 02703 on Aug 23, 1994. The inspection scope was partial. The case was closed on Jun 19, 2002.

OSHA documented 35 violations (22 serious, 13 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $7,086. This inspection is linked to 1 referral in OSHA records.

OSHA collected 111 air monitoring samples covering 12 substances during this inspection, including Acetone, Antimony and Compounds (as Sb), Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be), Cadmium, Copper Fume (as Cu), and 7 more.

This employer has 11 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 109164285
Type: Referral (C)
Scope: Partial
Opened: Aug 23, 1994
Closed: Jun 19, 2002
Total Violations: 35
Penalties on Record: $7,086
Initial Penalties: $14,175
Related Activity: 1 referral

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.

Establishment

Name: METALOR TECHNOLOGIES USA ADVANCED COATINGS DIVISIO
Address: 52 Gardner Street, Attleboro, MA 02703
Industry: Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Other Inspections of This Employer11 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#310676358	Dec 4, 2007	Planned (H)	1 violation	$1,313
#310675509	Dec 11, 2006	Planned (H)	No violations
#310675517	Jun 5, 2006	Planned (H)	No violations
#308108216	Jun 28, 2005	Planned (H)	No violations
#308108224	Jun 28, 2005	Planned (H)	No violations
#306806803	Aug 21, 2003	Referral (C)	12 violations	$7,500
#116298365	Sep 14, 2000	Planned (H)	2 violations	$626
#116297912	Dec 15, 1999	Monitoring (D)	No violations
#300339934	Apr 24, 1997	Follow-Up (F)	No violations
#116305004	Apr 5, 1996	Monitoring (D)	No violations
#18108746	Oct 22, 1987	Follow-Up (F)	3 violations	$160

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 Jun 19, 2002.

Citations on Record

22 serious, 13 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$14,175

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

Current Penalties

$7,086

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Chemical Exposure Sampling12 substances sampled

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

Substance	Samples	Result Range	Unit	OSHA PEL
Acetone	2	500.33 - 704.6729	ppm	1000 ppm (2400 mg/m³)
Antimony and Compounds (as Sb)	10	0	mg/m³	0.5 mg/m³
Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be)	10	0	mg/m³	-
Cadmium	1817P / 1A	0 - 0.1727	mg/m³	5 µg/m³ [2.5 µg/m³ Action Level]
Copper Fume (as Cu)	10	0 - 0.0355	mg/m³	0.1 mg/m³ (fume)
Ethyl Alcohol	3	21.7925 - 66.4991	ppm	1000 ppm (1900 mg/m³)
Lead, Inorganic (as Pb)	10	0	mg/m³	0.05 mg/m³ [0.03 mg/m³ Action Level]
Methyl Alcohol	2	30.1147 - 55.3416	ppm	200 ppm (260 mg/m³)
Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni)	87P / 1A	0 - 0.071	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Silver, Metal and Soluble Compounds (as Ag)	1817P / 1A	0 - 0.9018	mg/m³	0.01 mg/m³
Tin, inorganic compounds (except oxides) (as Sn)	10	0	mg/m³	2 mg/m³
Zinc Oxide Fume	10	0 - 0.0057	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	1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 D02 III	Serious	$525	$258	Jan 27, 1995	-	-
01001B	1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E02 IVD	Serious	$0	$0	Jan 27, 1995	-	-
01002	1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E02 IIB2	Serious	$700	$350	Mar 9, 1995	-	-
01003A	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I	Serious	$700	$350	Apr 30, 1995	-	-
01003B	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C05 I	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 30, 1995	-	-
01003C	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 30, 1995	-	-
01004	1910.307 Electrical - Hazardous (Classified) Locations OSHA citation code: 19100307 B	Serious	$700	$350	Mar 9, 1995	-	-
01005A	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 C	Serious	$1,225	$613	Jun 17, 2002	-	-
01005B	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 F01 IV	Serious	$0	$0	Jun 17, 2002	-	-
01006	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 G01 I	Serious	$1,225	$613	Feb 16, 1995	-	-
01007	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 G02 I	Serious	$700	$350	Feb 23, 1995	-	-
01008	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 G04 I	Serious	$700	$350	Feb 2, 1995	-	-
01009	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 I02 III	Serious	$700	$350	Feb 23, 1995	-	-
01010	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 J02	Serious	$700	$350	Mar 9, 1995	-	-
01011	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 J03 I	Serious	$700	$350	Apr 20, 1995	-	-
01012	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 J04 I	Serious	$1,225	$613	Jun 1, 1995	-	-
01013	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 J04 II	Serious	$700	$350	Feb 23, 1995	-	-
01014	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 L01 IA	Serious	$1,225	$613	Mar 9, 1995	-	-
01015	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 L09 III	Serious	$525	$263	Mar 10, 1995	-	-
01016	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 L11 IA	Serious	$1,225	$613	Feb 16, 1995	-	-
01017A	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 M04 II	Serious	$700	$350	Mar 9, 1995	-	-
01017B	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H	Serious	$0	$0	Mar 9, 1995	-	-
02001	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 A01	Other	$0	$0	Feb 16, 1995	-	-
02002	1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B04 III	Other	$0	$0	Jan 27, 1995	-	-
02003	1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 A02	Other	$0	$0	Dec 24, 1998	-	-
02004	1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E	Other	$0	$0	Dec 24, 1998	-	-
02005	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 D05 I	Other	$0	$0	Feb 27, 1995	-	-
02006	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 D05 II	Other	$0	$0	Feb 27, 1995	-	-
02007	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 F02 III	Other	$0	$0	Feb 27, 1995	-	-
02008	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 H	Other	$0	$0	Feb 27, 1995	-	-
02009	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 I02 IV	Other	$0	$0	Mar 9, 1995	-	-
02010	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 N01 IIA	Other	$0	$0	Mar 9, 1995	-	-
02011	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 N01 IIB	Other	$0	$0	Feb 23, 1995	-	-
02012	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 N01 IIC	Other	$0	$0	Mar 9, 1995	-	-
02013	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 II	Other	$0	$0	Mar 9, 1995	-	-

Failure to Abate Penalties4 citations

OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 4 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
01005A	#300339934	Jul 9, 1997	-	-	-
01005B	#300339934	Jul 9, 1997	-	-	-
02003	#300339934	Sep 22, 1997	-	-	-
02004	#300339934	Jul 9, 1997	-	-	-

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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