Inspection 344312038 OPENED SEP 12, 2019Closed
1004 E Broadway Ave, Norton Shores, MI 49444 · Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Since 2017, OSHA inspectors have visited Kro Pro LLC in Michigan 3 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Sep 12, 2019 to follow up on an earlier case, in Norton Shores.
In all, OSHA issued 14 citation items: 10 serious and 4 other-than-serious.
The penalties, $2,500 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.
The rule cited most here is 1910.1026 (hexavalent chromium), 3 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Kro Pro LLC averages $1,250 across 2 cited inspections.
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Inspection 342699568 OPENED OCT 12, 2017Closed
1004 E Broadway Ave, Norton Shores, MI 49444 · Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2)(i) · Hexavalent chromium |
Serious | $400 | $400 | Jan 26, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1) · Hexavalent chromium |
Serious | $400 | $400 | Jan 26, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 26, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2c 29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(2)(i) · Hexavalent chromium |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 26, 2018 | Final |
Inspection 342358231 OPENED MAY 26, 2017Closed
1004 E Broadway Ave, Norton Shores, MI 49441 · Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on May 22, 2017: Two employees are sprayed by sulfuric acid during process tr
At 9:00 p.m. on May 22, 2017, two employees were observing the process where sulfuric acid was being transferred from a tote to an open container. Both employees were sprayed with sulfuric acid when the hose came off the tote and were hospitalized, suffering chemical burns that resulted in permanent dermal scarring.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 408.11115(1) |
Serious | $400 | $400 | Nov 20, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 408.11115(4) |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 20, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 408.12143(1) |
Serious | $400 | $400 | Nov 20, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 408.13312(1) |
Serious | $400 | $400 | Nov 20, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 408.13392(1) |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 20, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3c 29 CFR 408.13308(1) |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 20, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 408.22139(2) |
Other-than-serious | $500 | $500 | Nov 20, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv) · Electrical wiring methods |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 20, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 20, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 3 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 20, 2017 | Final |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1026 · Hexavalent chromium
29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2)(i)
(2) Scheduled monitoring option. (i) The employer shall perform initial monitoring to determine the 8-hour TWA exposure for each employee on the basis of a sufficient number of personal breathing zone air samples to accurately characterize full shift exposure on each shift, for each job classification, in each work area. Where an employer does representative sampling instead of sampling all employees in order to meet this requirement, the employer shall sample the employee(s) expected to have the highest chromium (VI) exposures.
29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1)
(l) Communication of chromium (VI) hazards to employees—(1) Hazard communication—general—(i) Chemical manufacturers, importers, distributors and employers shall comply with all requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) (§ 1910.1200) for chromium (VI).
29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(2)(i)
(2) Employee information and training. (i) The employer shall ensure that each employee can demonstrate knowledge of at least the following:
29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication
29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.