Inspection #308005503

Name: OSHA Inspection #308005503: HORSEHEAD CORPORATION
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a complaint inspection of HORSEHEAD CORPORATION at 510 Frankfort Road, Monaca, PA 15061 on Jul 19, 2005. The inspection scope was partial. The case was closed on Jun 15, 2007.

OSHA documented 67 violations (19 serious, 48 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $65,000. This inspection is linked to 1 complaint in OSHA records.

OSHA collected 421 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 19 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 308005503
Type: Complaint (B)
Scope: Partial
Opened: Jul 19, 2005
Closed: Jun 15, 2007
Contested: Jan 17, 2006
Final Order: Apr 18, 2007
Total Violations: 67
Penalties on Record: $65,000
Initial Penalties: $107,100
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: HORSEHEAD CORPORATION
Address: 510 Frankfort Road, Monaca, PA 15061
Industry: 331492 Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)

Other Inspections of This Employer19 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#337940415	Dec 19, 2012	Complaint (B)	1 violation	$3,400
#337828669	Dec 13, 2012	Complaint (B)	No violations
#336669395	Oct 2, 2012	Complaint (B)	No violations
#315563890	Jan 23, 2012	Complaint (B)	1 violation	$1,000
#315561233	Aug 26, 2011	Complaint (B)	1 violation	$1,400
#315561217	Aug 11, 2011	Referral (C)	1 violation	$7,000
#315559526	Jun 6, 2011	Complaint (B)	1 violation	$200
#314111568	Nov 15, 2010	Complaint (B)	No violations
#314107509	Jul 23, 2010	Referral (C)	8 violations	$21,000
#314109356	Jul 23, 2010	Accident (A)	3 violations	$21,000
#314105396	Mar 9, 2010	Planned (H)	5 violations	$6,000
#314106477	Mar 9, 2010	Complaint (B)	13 violations	$12,375
#312628068	Nov 4, 2008	Complaint (B)	2 violations	$1,875
#312627714	Nov 4, 2008	Complaint (B)	3 violations	$3,500
#312628050	Nov 4, 2008	Follow-Up (F)	No violations
#312627722	Nov 4, 2008	Follow-Up (F)	No violations
#309045839	Jun 2, 2006	Complaint (B)	No violations
#308012749	Jul 19, 2005	Complaint (B)	11 violations	$55,000
#306956103	Jan 9, 2004	Unprogrammed Related (G)	No violations

Unprogrammed Related (G)

No violations

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

Enforcement Outcome

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Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Jun 15, 2007.

Citations on Record

19 serious, 48 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$107,100

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

Current Penalties

$65,000

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Jan 17, 2006. Final orders are recorded through Apr 18, 2007. 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)	31	0	mg/m³	0.5 mg/m³
Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be)	31	0	mg/m³	-
Cadmium	40	0 - 0.0180555	mg/m³	5 µg/m³ [2.5 µg/m³ Action Level]
Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts	31	0	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co)	31	0	mg/m³	0.1 mg Co/m³
Copper Fume (as Cu)	31	0 - 0.047902	mg/m³	0.1 mg/m³ (fume)
Iron Oxide Fume	31	0 - 1.9616604	mg/m³	10 mg/m³
Lead, Inorganic (as Pb)	40	0 - 0.1587	mg/m³	0.05 mg/m³ [0.03 mg/m³ Action Level]
Manganese Fume (as Mn)	31	0 - 0.1812131	mg/m³	-
Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust)	31	0	mg/m³	15 mg/m³ (total dust)
Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni)	31	0	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Vanadium fume (as V2O5)	31	0 - 0.0061366	mg/m³	-
Zinc Oxide Fume	31	0 - 57.4	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	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 I02 I	Other	$4,500	$250	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01002A	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 C01	Other	$4,500	$250	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01003A	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G07 I	Other	$4,500	$250	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01003B	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G08 I	Other	$0	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01003C	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G06	Other	$0	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01004A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 C01	Serious	$4,500	$4,000	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01004C	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B04	Other	$0	$250	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01005A	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 C	Serious	$4,500	$4,000	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01005D	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 F03 IV	Other	$0	$250	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01005E	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 F03 I	Serious	$0	$4,000	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01006A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 D01 II	Serious	$4,500	$4,000	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01006B	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 D01 III	Serious	$0	$4,000	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01006C	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 D04	Serious	$0	$4,000	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01006D	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 D06	Other	$0	$250	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01007A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 G02 VIII	Serious	$4,500	$4,000	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01007B	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 I03 III	Serious	$0	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01008A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I01	Other	$4,500	$250	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01008B	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 E05	Other	$0	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01009A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 G01 III	Other	$4,500	$250	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01009B	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 I01 III	Other	$0	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01010A	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 I02 III	Other	$4,500	$250	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01010B	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 I03 II	Serious	$0	$4,000	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01010C	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 G02 V	Other	$0	$250	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01011	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I04 II	Serious	$4,500	$4,000	Aug 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01012A	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 J04 II	Serious	$4,500	$4,000	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01012B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I04 IV	Serious	$0	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01013A	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 K01	Serious	$4,500	$4,000	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01013B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 H01	Serious	$0	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01014A	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 K03	Serious	$4,500	$4,000	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01014B	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 K04	Other	$0	$250	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01014C	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 H02 II	Other	$0	$250	Jul 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01015A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 L01 I	Other	$4,500	$250	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01015B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 L01 V	Other	$0	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01015C	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 M04 I	Other	$0	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01015D	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 M04 IIIB	Other	$0	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01015E	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 M04 IIIA	Other	$0	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01015F	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 M04 IIIC	Other	$0	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01016A	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 L15 II	Other	$4,500	$250	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01016B	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 D05 I	Other	$0	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01016C	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 D08 I	Other	$0	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01016D	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 D05 I	Other	$0	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01016E	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 D05 II	Other	$0	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01017A	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 L03 IIA1	Other	$4,500	$250	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01018A	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 L01 IA	Serious	$4,500	$4,000	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01018B	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 L04 I	Serious	$0	$4,000	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01019	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 L11 ID	Serious	$4,500	$4,000	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01020A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 M02 I	Other	$4,500	$250	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01020B	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 E02	Other	$0	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01020C	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 M02 I	Other	$0	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01020D	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 M02 II	Other	$0	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01020E	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 M02 I	Other	$0	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01020F	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 M02 III	Other	$0	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
01021A	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 J03 I	Serious	$4,500	$1,000	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
02001	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 D05	Other	$900	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
02002	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 N02 III	Other	$900	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
02003	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 N01 IIA	Other	$900	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
02004	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 N01 IIB	Other	$900	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
02005	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 N01 IIC	Other	$900	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
02006	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 N01 IIE	Other	$900	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
02007	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 N02 IIA	Other	$900	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
02008	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 N02 IIB	Other	$900	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
02009	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 N02 IIC	Other	$900	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
02010	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 N02 IID	Other	$900	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
02011	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 N03 I	Other	$900	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
02012	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 M04 IIIH	Other	$900	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
02013	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 N01 IIB	Other	$900	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007
02014	1910.1027 Cadmium OSHA citation code: 19101027 N01 IIE	Other	$900	$0	May 18, 2007	Jan 17, 2006	Apr 18, 2007

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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