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Plating Specialties Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Duluth, Minnesota · Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring · NAICS 332813

5inspections
8citation items
$2,375current penalties
Aug 24, 2017last inspection

OSHA has inspected Plating Specialties Inc 5 times in Minnesota since 1986.

The latest one began on Aug 24, 2017 on a referral, in Duluth.

Those inspections ended with 8 citation items: 5 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $2,875 and now stand at $2,375, 17% lower after settlements or reviews.

comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 5206.700.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Plating Specialties Inc averages $2,075 (1 cited inspection).

Plating Specialties Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 1986 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342579786 OPENED AUG 24, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 4 employees at the site · Closed Sep 6, 2017

4306 Enterprise Cir, Duluth, MN 55811 · Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 342462652 OPENED JUL 12, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Jul 9, 2018

4306 Enterprise Cir, Duluth, MN 55811 · Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$750$450Sep 8, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
Serious$750$750Sep 8, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3 Serious$375$375Sep 8, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 4 Serious$500$500Sep 8, 2017Final

Inspection 317745776 OPENED MAY 22, 2014Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 3 employees at the site · Closed Feb 5, 2015

4306 Enterprise Circle, Duluth, MN 55811 · Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$250$150Jul 1, 2014Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1) · Hexavalent chromium
Other-than-serious$125$75Jul 1, 2014Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$125$75Jul 1, 2014Final
Citation 2, item 3 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 1, 2014Closed

Inspection 304806359 OPENED MAR 11, 2002Closed

Planned · No inspection · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Mar 11, 2002

4306 Enterprise Circle, Duluth, MN 55811 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 104500897 OPENED APR 17, 1986Closed

Planned · No inspection · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Apr 22, 1986

7805 Taylor Cir., Duluth, MN 55811 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1820.6530

29 CFR 1910.1026 · Hexavalent chromium

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1)

(d) Exposure determination—(1) General. Each employer who has a workplace or work operation covered by this section shall determine the 8-hour TWA exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI). This determination shall be made in accordance with either paragraph (d)(2) or paragraph (d)(3) of this section.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv)

(iv) The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)

(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 5205.660

29 CFR 5206.700

Other electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring employers in Minnesota

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