Inspection #314723149

Name: OSHA Inspection #314723149: BTI COOPERMATICS, INC.
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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Complaint (B)|View on OSHA.gov →

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a complaint inspection of BTI COOPERMATICS, INC. at 600 Held Drive, Northampton, PA 18067 on Mar 29, 2011. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Dec 20, 2011.

OSHA documented 21 violations (19 serious, 2 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $6,600. This inspection is linked to 1 complaint in OSHA records.

OSHA collected 30 air monitoring samples covering 15 substances during this inspection, including Antimony and Compounds (as Sb), Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be), Cadmium, Chromic Acid and Chromates (as CrO3), Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts, and 10 more.

This employer has 3 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 314723149
Type: Complaint (B)
Scope: Complete
Opened: Mar 29, 2011
Closed: Dec 20, 2011
Total Violations: 21
Penalties on Record: $6,600
Initial Penalties: $13,200
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: BTI COOPERMATICS, INC.
Address: 600 Held Drive, Northampton, PA 18067
Industry: 332999 All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

Other Inspections of This Employer3 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#339562399	Jan 24, 2014	Complaint (B)	8 violations	$8,500
#339302960	Aug 15, 2013	Follow-Up (F)	No violations
#314727975	Jan 9, 2012	Follow-Up (F)	6 violations	$2,120

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 Dec 20, 2011.

Citations on Record

19 serious, 2 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$13,200

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

Current Penalties

$6,600

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Chemical Exposure Sampling15 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]
Chromic Acid and Chromates (as CrO3)	2	0	mg/m³	-
Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts	2	0	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Chromium (VI) - TWA	2	0	mg/m³	-
Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co)	2	0	mg/m³	0.1 mg Co/m³
Copper Fume (as Cu)	2	3.718 - 14.0558	mg/m³	0.1 mg/m³ (fume)
Iron Oxide Fume	2	0.3031308 - 2.2904582	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	0.71881 - 2.5140169	mg/m³	-
Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust)	2	0	mg/m³	15 mg/m³ (total dust)
Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni)	2	1.4691445 - 5.8238378	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
01001A	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 B01	Serious	$3,000	$1,500	Aug 9, 2011	-	-
01001B	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 I02 I	Serious	$0	$0	Jun 20, 2011	-	-
01002A	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G01	Serious	$3,000	$1,500	Aug 9, 2011	-	-
01002B	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 K01	Serious	$0	$0	Aug 9, 2011	-	-
01002C	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 D01	Serious	$0	$0	Jun 10, 2011	-	-
01003A	1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04	Serious	$1,800	$900	Jul 10, 2011	-	-
01003B	1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 10, 2011	-	-
01004A	1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 A02	Serious	$3,600	$1,800	Sep 8, 2011	-	-
01004B	1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E	Serious	$0	$0	Sep 15, 2011	-	-
01004C	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 A01	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 10, 2011	-	-
01004D	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C01	Serious	$0	$0	Aug 9, 2011	-	-
01004E	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E01	Serious	$0	$0	Aug 9, 2011	-	-
01004F	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F01	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 10, 2011	-	-
01004G	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 K01	Serious	$0	$0	Aug 9, 2011	-	-
01005A	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01	Serious	$1,800	$900	Aug 9, 2011	-	-
01005B	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 I	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 10, 2011	-	-
01005C	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 II	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 10, 2011	-	-
01005D	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G08	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 10, 2011	-	-
01005E	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H	Serious	$0	$0	Aug 9, 2011	-	-
02001	1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A02	Other	$0	$0	Aug 9, 2011	-	-
02002	1910.1026 Chromium (VI) OSHA citation code: 19101026 D01	Other	$0	$0	Jun 10, 2011	-	-

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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