Inspection #773986

Name: OSHA Inspection #773986: RECYCLE METALS CORP
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a planned inspection of RECYCLE METALS CORP at Allen Wood Road, Conshohocken, PA 19428 on Dec 15, 1986. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Jul 10, 1987.

OSHA documented 15 violations (1 serious, 14 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $630.

OSHA collected 120 air monitoring samples covering 16 substances during this inspection, including Antimony and Compounds (as Sb), Arsenic, Inorganic, Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be), Cadmium Dust (as Cd), Cadmium Fume (as Cd), and 11 more.

This employer has 4 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 773986
Type: Planned (H)
Scope: Complete
Opened: Dec 15, 1986
Closed: Jul 10, 1987
Total Violations: 15
Penalties on Record: $630
Initial Penalties: $630

Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.

Establishment

Name: RECYCLE METALS CORP
Address: Allen Wood Road, Conshohocken, PA 19428
Industry: 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

Other Inspections of This Employer4 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#312977804	Dec 30, 2009	Referral (C)	7 violations	$3,465
#123264061	Sep 24, 1993	Planned (H)	No violations
#123264327	Jun 9, 1993	Planned (H)	No violations
#12753315	Feb 11, 1983	Planned (H)	No 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 Jul 10, 1987.

Citations on Record

1 serious, 14 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$630

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

Current Penalties

$630

Current and initial penalty totals are the same on record.

Chemical Exposure Sampling16 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)	8	0	mg/m³	0.5 mg/m³
Arsenic, Inorganic	2	0	mg/m³	0.01 mg/m³ [5 µg/m³ Action Level] (as As)
Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be)	5	0	mg/m³	-
Cadmium Dust (as Cd)	2	0	mg/m³	-
Cadmium Fume (as Cd)	8	0 - 0.0016	mg/m³	-
Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts	8	0	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co)	8	0	mg/m³	0.1 mg Co/m³
Copper Fume (as Cu)	10	0 - 0.1119	mg/m³	0.1 mg/m³ (fume)
Iron Oxide Fume	8	0 - 0.0736	mg/m³	10 mg/m³
Lead, Inorganic (as Pb)	10	0 - 0.0121	mg/m³	0.05 mg/m³ [0.03 mg/m³ Action Level]
Manganese Fume (as Mn)	8	0	mg/m³	-
Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust)	8	0	mg/m³	15 mg/m³ (total dust)
Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni)	8	0	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Particulates not otherwise regulated (Respirable Fraction)	11	0	mg/m³	20 mppcf (respirable)
Vanadium fume (as V2O5)	8	0	mg/m³	-
Zinc Oxide Fume	8	0 - 0.0137	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	1910.104 Oxygen OSHA citation code: 19100104 B08 VI	Serious	$490	$490	May 17, 1987	-	-
02001	1903.2 Posting of Notices; Availability of the Act, Regulations and Applicable Standards OSHA citation code: 19030002 A01	Other	$70	$70	May 20, 1987	-	-
02002	1904.6 Determination of new cases	Other	$70	$70	May 30, 1987	-	-
02003A	1910.20 Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records OSHA citation code: 19100020 G01 I	Other	$0	$0	May 20, 1987	-	-
02003B	1910.20 Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records OSHA citation code: 19100020 G02	Other	$0	$0	May 20, 1987	-	-
02004	1910.145 Specifications for Accident Prevention Signs and Tags OSHA citation code: 19100145 C03	Other	$0	$0	May 24, 1987	-	-
02005	1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 P01	Other	$0	$0	May 24, 1987	-	-
02006	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 I	Other	$0	$0	May 17, 1987	-	-
02007	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G02 II	Other	$0	$0	May 24, 1987	-	-
02008	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 D02	Other	$0	$0	May 30, 1987	-	-
02009	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 L01 I	Other	$0	$0	May 30, 1987	-	-
02010	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 L02 II	Other	$0	$0	May 30, 1987	-	-
02011	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 D06	Other	$0	$0	May 24, 1987	-	-
02012	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01	Other	$0	$0	May 30, 1987	-	-
02013	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H	Other	$0	$0	May 30, 1987	-	-

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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