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Tech Cast,LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Myerstown, Pennsylvania · Steel Investment Foundries · NAICS 331512

6inspections
20citation items
$9,114current penalties
Feb 6, 2018last inspection

Since 2005, OSHA inspectors have visited Tech Cast,LLC in Pennsylvania 6 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Feb 6, 2018 as a planned inspection, in Myerstown.

In all, OSHA issued 20 citation items: 8 serious and 12 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $12,722; today they stand at $9,114, 28% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.1026 (hexavalent chromium), 11 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Tech Cast,LLC averages $4,616 across 1 cited inspection.

Tech Cast,LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Tech Cast,LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2005 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342928322 OPENED FEB 6, 2018Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 100 employees at the site · Closed Jun 26, 2018

620 Cherry Street, Myerstown, PA 17067 · Steel Investment Foundries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.141(e) · Sanitation
 Serious$3,297$2,308May 10, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.1026(i)(2) · Hexavalent chromium
 Serious$0$0May 10, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1026(h)(2)(iv) · Hexavalent chromium
 Serious$3,297$2,308May 10, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1026(l)(1)(iii) · Hexavalent chromium
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 10, 2018Final

Inspection 339772279 OPENED MAY 16, 2014Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Closed Jul 29, 2014

640 South Cherry Street, Myerstown, PA 17067 · Steel Investment Foundries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes
 Serious$2,100$1,575Jul 18, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$1,339$1,004Jul 18, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
 Serious$1,339$1,004Jul 18, 2014Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.304(f)(1)(viii) · Grounding and circuit protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 18, 2014Final

Inspection 314239815 OPENED JUN 7, 2010Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 108 employees at the site · Closed Aug 11, 2010

640 South Cherry Street, Myerstown, PA 17067 · Steel Investment Foundries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$825$575Jun 24, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 24, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 24, 2010Closed

Inspection 112903281 OPENED JUL 8, 2009Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 93 employees at the site · Closed Dec 2, 2009

640 South Cherry Street, Myerstown, PA 17067 · Steel Investment Foundries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1026(c) · Hexavalent chromium
 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 22, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1026(e)(1) · Hexavalent chromium
 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 22, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.1026(g)(1) · Hexavalent chromium
 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 22, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.1026(h)(2)(i) · Hexavalent chromium
 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 22, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.1026(i)(2) · Hexavalent chromium
 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 22, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.1026(i)(3) · Hexavalent chromium
 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 22, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.1026(j)(2)(i) · Hexavalent chromium
 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 22, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 1910.1026(k)(1)(ia) · Hexavalent chromium
 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 22, 2009Closed

Inspection 112897251 OPENED AUG 22, 2006Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 96 employees at the site · Closed Oct 17, 2006

640 South Cherry Street, Myerstown, PA 17067 · Steel Investment Foundries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$525$340Sep 29, 2006Closed

Inspection 112898986 OPENED MAR 7, 2005Closed

Planned · Records only · Safety · 80 employees at the site · Closed Mar 7, 2005

640 South Cherry Street, Myerstown, PA 17067 · Steel Investment Foundries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2021, the Myerstown site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 73 workers: 5.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 5.4 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Tech Cast LLC
Myerstown · 2021
73 405.45.4
Tech Cast Holdings, LLC
Myerstown · 2020
85 536.55.4

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(c)

(c) Permissible exposure limit (PEL). The employer shall ensure that no employee is exposed to an airborne concentration of chromium (VI) in excess of 5 micrograms per cubic meter of air (5 µgm/m 3), calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA).

29 CFR 1910.1026(e)(1)

(e) Regulated areas—(1) Establishment. The employer shall establish a regulated area wherever an employee's exposure to airborne concentrations of chromium (VI) is, or can reasonably be expected to be, in excess of the PEL.

29 CFR 1910.1026(g)(1)

(g) Respiratory protection—(1) General. Where respiratory protection is required by this section, the employer must provide each employee an appropriate respirator that complies with the requirements of this paragraph. Respiratory protection is required during:

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.141 · Sanitation

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

Other steel investment foundries employers in Pennsylvania

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