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Pki, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Cincinnati, Ohio · Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers · NAICS 332812

2inspections
18citation items
$11,000current penalties
Dec 17, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected Pki, Inc. 2 times in Ohio since 2019.

The latest one began on Dec 17, 2019 to follow up on an earlier case, in Cincinnati.

Those inspections ended with 18 citation items: 11 serious, 3 repeat and 4 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $22,284 and now stand at $11,000, 51% lower after settlements or reviews.

Respiratory protection comes up most often in these citations: 6 items under 1910.134.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Pki, Inc. averages $5,500 (2 cited inspections).

Pki, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344517768 OPENED DEC 17, 2019Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Health · 18 employees at the site · Closed Feb 8, 2021

4500 Reading Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45229 · Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Repeat$8,482$3,303Feb 10, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2) · Air contaminants
 Repeat$1,697$1,697Feb 10, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.1000(e) · Air contaminants
 Repeat$0$0Feb 10, 2020Final

Inspection 343703005 OPENED JAN 10, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 20 employees at the site · Closed Jul 14, 2020

4500 Reading Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45229 · Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(iv) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$5,304$1,880Mar 4, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$3,220$1,880Mar 4, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$0$0Mar 4, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$0$0Mar 4, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2d
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$0$0Mar 4, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2e
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(a) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$0$0Mar 4, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$3,220$1,880Mar 4, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Mar 4, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Mar 4, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3d
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Mar 4, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3e
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Mar 4, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 4, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 4, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2) · Air contaminants
 Other-than-serious$361$361Mar 4, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.1000(e) · Air contaminants
 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 4, 2019Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.1000 · Air contaminants

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2)

(2) Other substances—8-hour Time Weighted Averages. An employee's exposure to any substance in Table Z-1, the exposure limit of which is not preceded by a “C”, shall not exceed the 8-hour Time Weighted Average given for that substance in any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week.

29 CFR 1910.1000(e)

(e) To achieve compliance with paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section, administrative or engineering controls must first be determined and implemented whenever feasible. When such controls are not feasible to achieve full compliance, protective equipment or any other protective measures shall be used to keep the exposure of employees to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in this section. Any equipment and/or technical measures used for this purpose must be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Whenever respirators are used, their use shall comply with 1910.134.

29 CFR 1910.107 · Spray painting and finishing

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(iv)

(iv) Space within the spray booth on the downstream and upstream sides of filters shall be protected with approved automatic sprinklers.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

Other metal coating, engraving (except jewelry and silverware), and allied services to manufacturers employers in Ohio

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