Inspection #303394639

Name: OSHA Inspection #303394639: HI-TEMP SPECIALTY METALS, INC.
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a accident inspection of HI-TEMP SPECIALTY METALS, INC. at Industrial Drive Po Box 2188, Willingboro, NJ 08046 on Jan 25, 2002. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Feb 5, 2003.

OSHA documented 18 violations (11 serious, 6 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $33,650. 1 incident investigation summary is associated with this inspection. This inspection is linked to 1 accident report in OSHA records.

OSHA collected 26 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 2 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 303394639
Type: Accident (A)
Scope: Complete
Opened: Jan 25, 2002
Closed: Feb 5, 2003
Contested: Jul 23, 2002
Final Order: Oct 3, 2002
Total Violations: 18
Penalties on Record: $33,650
Initial Penalties: $50,500
Related Activity: 1 accident

Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.

Establishment

Name: HI-TEMP SPECIALTY METALS, INC.
Address: Industrial Drive Po Box 2188, Willingboro, NJ 08046
Industry: Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Other Inspections of This Employer2 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#303394647	Jan 26, 2002	Unprogrammed Related (G)	No violations
#114046261	Oct 16, 1991	Planned (H)	1 violation	$210

#303394647

Opened Jan 26, 2002

Unprogrammed Related (G)

Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).

Incident Investigation Summaries

Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection appears immediately below.

FatalityHospitalizationJan 25, 2002

Five employees burned from chemical explosion

Injury: Burn (Chemical)Body part: Multiple

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (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 5, 2003.

Citations on Record

11 serious, 6 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$50,500

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

Current Penalties

$33,650

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Jul 23, 2002. Final orders are recorded through Oct 3, 2002. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

Chemical Exposure Sampling13 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)	2	0	mg/m³	0.5 mg/m³
Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be)	2	0	mg/m³	-
Cadmium	2	0	mg/m³	5 µg/m³ [2.5 µg/m³ Action Level]
Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts	2	0	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co)	2	0	mg/m³	0.1 mg Co/m³
Copper Fume (as Cu)	2	0 - 0.0044593	mg/m³	0.1 mg/m³ (fume)
Iron Oxide Fume	2	0.1967616 - 0.609193	mg/m³	10 mg/m³
Lead, Inorganic (as Pb)	2	0	mg/m³	0.05 mg/m³ [0.03 mg/m³ Action Level]
Manganese Fume (as Mn)	2	0.0092832 - 0.0256501	mg/m³	-
Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust)	2	0.0839222 - 0.2068003	mg/m³	15 mg/m³ (total dust)
Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni)	2	0	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Vanadium fume (as V2O5)	2	0	mg/m³	-
Zinc Oxide Fume	2	0	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	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$5,000	$5,000	Jul 25, 2002	Jul 23, 2002	Oct 3, 2002
01002	1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01	Other	$1,250	$0	Jul 25, 2002	Jul 23, 2002	Oct 3, 2002
01003	1910.24 Step Bolts and Manhole Steps OSHA citation code: 19100024 H	Serious	$1,000	$500	Jul 25, 2002	Jul 23, 2002	Oct 3, 2002
01004	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C01 II	Serious	$1,250	$500	Aug 9, 2002	Jul 23, 2002	Oct 3, 2002
01005	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II	Serious	$2,500	$1,250	Aug 9, 2002	Jul 23, 2002	Oct 3, 2002
01006	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I	Serious	$1,250	$500	Aug 9, 2002	Jul 23, 2002	Oct 3, 2002
01007	1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C	Serious	$1,250	$500	Jul 25, 2002	Jul 23, 2002	Oct 3, 2002
01008	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G02	Serious	$2,500	$1,000	Jul 25, 2002	Jul 23, 2002	Oct 3, 2002
01009A	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01	Serious	$1,250	$500	Aug 9, 2002	Jul 23, 2002	Oct 3, 2002
01009B	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C04 I	Other	$0	$0	Aug 9, 2002	Jul 23, 2002	Oct 3, 2002
01010	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01	Serious	$750	$250	Aug 6, 2002	Jul 23, 2002	Oct 3, 2002
01011	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B02	Serious	$1,250	$250	Aug 9, 2002	Jul 23, 2002	Oct 3, 2002
01012	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 J01 II	Other	$750	$0	Aug 9, 2002	Jul 23, 2002	Oct 3, 2002
01013	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H	Serious	$2,500	$1,000	Aug 9, 2002	Jul 23, 2002	Oct 3, 2002
02001	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II	Other	$28,000	$22,400	Jul 25, 2002	Jul 23, 2002	Oct 3, 2002
03001	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 K01	Other	$0	$0	Aug 9, 2002	Jul 23, 2002	Oct 3, 2002
03002	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F01	Other	$0	$0	Aug 6, 2002	Jul 23, 2002	Oct 3, 2002
03003	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G01 II	Other	$0	$0	Jul 25, 2002	Jul 23, 2002	Oct 3, 2002

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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