Inspection #2511889

Name: OSHA Inspection #2511889: L.C. METALS
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a complaint inspection of L.C. METALS at 2684 Missouri Avenue, Granite City, IL 62040 on Feb 14, 1986. The inspection scope was partial. The case was closed on Sep 9, 1988.

OSHA documented 49 violations (19 serious, 15 willful, 15 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $30,000. This inspection is linked to 1 complaint in OSHA records.

OSHA collected 267 air monitoring samples covering 18 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 13 more.

This employer has 2 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 2511889
Type: Complaint (B)
Scope: Partial
Opened: Feb 14, 1986
Closed: Sep 9, 1988
Contested: Jul 14, 1986
Final Order: Mar 16, 1988
Total Violations: 49
Penalties on Record: $30,000
Initial Penalties: $56,070
Related Activity: 1 complaint

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: L.C. METALS
Address: 2684 Missouri Avenue, Granite City, IL 62040
Industry: Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Other Inspections of This Employer2 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#102578077	Sep 8, 1988	Follow-Up (F)	No violations
#2507580	May 6, 1986	Referral (C)	2 violations

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 Sep 9, 1988.

Citations on Record

19 serious, 15 willful, 15 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$56,070

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

Current Penalties

$30,000

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Jul 14, 1986. Final orders are recorded through Mar 16, 1988. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

Chemical Exposure Sampling18 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)	1512P / 3A	0	mg/m³	0.5 mg/m³
Arsenic, Inorganic	9	0	mg/m³	0.01 mg/m³ [5 µg/m³ Action Level] (as As)
Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be)	1512P / 3A	0	mg/m³	-
Cadmium Fume (as Cd)	1512P / 3A	0 - 0.82	mg/m³	-
Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts	1512P / 3A	0	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co)	1512P / 3A	0	mg/m³	0.1 mg Co/m³
Copper Fume (as Cu)	1512P / 3A	0 - 17.035	mg/m³	0.1 mg/m³ (fume)
Hydrogen Chloride	8	0 - 19	ppm	-
Iron Oxide Fume	1512P / 3A	0 - 3.2206	mg/m³	10 mg/m³
Lead, Inorganic (as Pb)	1512P / 3A	0 - 174.375	mg/m³	0.05 mg/m³ [0.03 mg/m³ Action Level]
Manganese Fume (as Mn)	1512P / 3A	0	mg/m³	-
Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust)	1512P / 3A	0	mg/m³	15 mg/m³ (total dust)
Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni)	1512P / 3A	0 - 4.03	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Nitric Acid	11	0	ppm	2 ppm (5 mg/m³)
Particulates not otherwise regulated (Respirable Fraction)	2724P / 3A	0	mg/m³	20 mppcf (respirable)
Particulates not otherwise regulated (Total Dust)	17	0	mg/m³	15 mg/m³ (total dust), 5 mg/m³ (respirable fraction)
Vanadium fume (as V2O5)	1512P / 3A	0	mg/m³	-
Zinc Oxide Fume	1512P / 3A	0 - 41.3707	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

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Citation	Standard	Type	Initial	Current	Abatement	Contest	Final Order
01001	1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A	Serious	$450	$200	Jul 7, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
01002	1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01	Serious	$630	$300	Jul 3, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
01003A	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B01	Serious	$720	$300	Jul 7, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
01003B	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B08	Other	$0	$0	Jul 31, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
01003C	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E05	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 5, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
01003D	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E05 I	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 7, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
01003F	1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 1, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
01004B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 H02 II	Other	$0	$400	Jul 31, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
02001	1910.1018 Inorganic Arsenic OSHA citation code: 19101018 E02	Serious	$1,000	$1,000	Jul 14, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
02003A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 C01	Serious	$9,000	$1,000	Jan 1, 1989	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
02003B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E01 I	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 1, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
02003C	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E03 I	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 31, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
02003D	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 E05 I	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 31, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
02003E	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 F02 I	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 7, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
02003F	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 F03 II	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 7, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
02003G	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 F04 I	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 7, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
02004A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 D02	Serious	$4,000	$1,000	Jul 3, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
02004B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 D08 I	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 3, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
02005A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 G02 V	Serious	$3,000	$1,000	Jul 3, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
02005B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 G02 VII	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 3, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
02006A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I02 I	Willful	$5,000	$2,500	Jul 3, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
02006B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 L03 I	Willful	$0	$0	Jul 3, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
02007A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I04 IV	Willful	$5,000	$3,700	Jul 31, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
02007B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I04 III	Willful	$0	$0	Jul 3, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
02007C	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I04 II	Willful	$0	$0	Jul 31, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
02007D	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I01	Willful	$0	$0	Jul 31, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
02007E	1910.141 Sanitation OSHA citation code: 19100141 G04	Willful	$0	$0	Jul 31, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
02008	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I03 III	Willful	$5,000	$2,500	Jul 3, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
02009A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J02 IB	Willful	$5,000	$5,000	Jul 7, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
02009B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J02 II	Willful	$0	$0	Jul 7, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
02009C	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J02 IV	Willful	$0	$0	Jul 14, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
02009D	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J03 IA	Willful	$0	$0	Jul 14, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
02010	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 K01 ID	Willful	$9,000	$5,000	Jul 3, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
02011A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 L01 I	Serious	$5,000	$5,000	Jul 14, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
02011B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 L01 II	Willful	$0	$0	Jul 14, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
02012	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 N04 I	Willful	$3,000	$1,000	Jul 3, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
03001A	1910.1018 Inorganic Arsenic OSHA citation code: 19101018 K02	Other	$0	$0	Jul 31, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
03001B	1910.1018 Inorganic Arsenic OSHA citation code: 19101018 K04	Other	$0	$0	Jul 7, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
03002	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 D01 II	Other	$0	$0	Jul 14, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
03003B	1910.141 Sanitation OSHA citation code: 19100141 D01	Other	$0	$0	Jul 3, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
03003C	1910.141 Sanitation OSHA citation code: 19100141 D03 III	Other	$0	$0	Jul 3, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
03003D	1910.141 Sanitation OSHA citation code: 19100141 D03 V	Other	$0	$0	Jul 3, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
03004B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 N01 IIC	Other	$0	$0	Jul 7, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
03004C	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 N01 IID	Other	$0	$0	Jul 7, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
03004D	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 N01 IIE	Other	$0	$0	Jul 7, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
03005A	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 D06	Other	$270	$100	Jul 7, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
03005B	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F01	Other	$0	$0	Jul 7, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
03005C	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G02 IV	Other	$0	$0	Jul 7, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988
03005D	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G02 VII	Other	$0	$0	Jul 7, 1986	Jul 14, 1986	Mar 16, 1988

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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