Inspection #305788176

Name: OSHA Inspection #305788176: AMES ELECTRO MATERIALS CORPORATION
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a complaint inspection of AMES ELECTRO MATERIALS CORPORATION at 9 Pruyns Island Dr, Glens Falls, NY 12801 on May 9, 2003. The inspection scope was partial. The case was closed on Nov 30, 2006.

OSHA documented 18 violations (15 serious, 3 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $11,400. This inspection is linked to 1 complaint in OSHA records.

OSHA collected 28 air monitoring samples covering 3 substances during this inspection, including Cadmium, Indium and Compounds (as In), Silver, Metal and Soluble Compounds (as Ag).

This employer has 5 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 305788176
Type: Complaint (B)
Scope: Partial
Opened: May 9, 2003
Closed: Nov 30, 2006
Contested: Oct 30, 2003
Final Order: Apr 23, 2004
Total Violations: 18
Penalties on Record: $11,400
Initial Penalties: $60,750
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: AMES ELECTRO MATERIALS CORPORATION
Address: 9 Pruyns Island Dr, Glens Falls, NY 12801
Industry: 331492 Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)

Other Inspections of This Employer5 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#309209195	Sep 18, 2006	Follow-Up (F)	No violations
#309204998	Feb 15, 2006	Planned (H)	No violations
#309202232	Oct 28, 2005	Follow-Up (F)	2 violations	$1,500
#307541813	Jul 5, 2005	Monitoring (D)	No violations
#307538801	Feb 22, 2005	Monitoring (D)	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 Nov 30, 2006.

Citations on Record

15 serious, 3 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$60,750

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

Current Penalties

$11,400

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Oct 30, 2003. Final orders are recorded through Apr 23, 2004. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

Chemical Exposure Sampling3 substances sampled

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

Substance	Samples	Result Range	Unit	OSHA PEL
Cadmium	126P / 6A	0 - 1.27	mg/m³	5 µg/m³ [2.5 µg/m³ Action Level]
Indium and Compounds (as In)	64P / 2A	0	mg/m³	-
Silver, Metal and Soluble Compounds (as Ag)	106P / 4A	0.0018 - 0.27	mg/m³	0.01 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	1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E09 III	Serious	$750	$600	Oct 27, 2003	Oct 30, 2003	Apr 23, 2004
01002	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II	Serious	$1,000	$800	May 23, 2004	Oct 30, 2003	Apr 23, 2004
01003A	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 C	Serious	$2,500	$2,000	Jul 25, 2005	Oct 30, 2003	Apr 23, 2004
01003B	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 F01 II	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 25, 2005	Oct 30, 2003	Apr 23, 2004
01003C	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 G02 I	Serious	$0	$0	May 23, 2004	Oct 30, 2003	Apr 23, 2004
01003D	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 G03 I	Serious	$0	$0	May 23, 2004	Oct 30, 2003	Apr 23, 2004
01004A	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 F02 IIB	Serious	$2,500	$2,000	May 23, 2004	Oct 30, 2003	Apr 23, 2004
01004B	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 F02 IIC	Serious	$0	$0	May 23, 2004	Oct 30, 2003	Apr 23, 2004
01004C	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 F02 IID	Serious	$0	$0	May 23, 2004	Oct 30, 2003	Apr 23, 2004
01004D	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 F02 IIE	Serious	$0	$0	May 23, 2004	Oct 30, 2003	Apr 23, 2004
01005	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 I01 I	Serious	$1,250	$1,000	Oct 27, 2003	Oct 30, 2003	Apr 23, 2004
01006	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 K01	Serious	$2,500	$2,000	May 23, 2004	Oct 30, 2003	Apr 23, 2004
01007A	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 L03 IIA2	Serious	$1,250	$1,000	May 23, 2004	Oct 30, 2003	Apr 23, 2004
01007B	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 L03 IIA4	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 27, 2003	Oct 30, 2003	Apr 23, 2004
02001	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 D01 I	Serious	$49,000	$2,000	Oct 27, 2003	Oct 30, 2003	Apr 23, 2004
03001B	1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 A02	Other	$0	$0	Jul 25, 2005	Oct 30, 2003	Apr 23, 2004
03001C	1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E	Other	$0	$0	Jul 25, 2005	Oct 30, 2003	Apr 23, 2004
03002	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B02	Other	$0	$0	Oct 27, 2003	Oct 30, 2003	Apr 23, 2004

Failure to Abate Penalties4 citations, $1,500 in FTA penalties on record

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
01003A	#309202232	Feb 21, 2006	$1,200	Mar 16, 2006	Jun 23, 2006
01003B	#309202232	Feb 21, 2006	-	Mar 16, 2006	Jun 23, 2006
03001B	#309202232	Feb 21, 2006	$300	Mar 16, 2006	Jun 23, 2006
03001C	#309202232	Feb 21, 2006	-	Mar 16, 2006	Jun 23, 2006

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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