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US Antimony Corp: OSHA inspections and violations

Thompson Falls, Montana · Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining · NAICS 331419

2inspections
5citation items
$2,261current penalties
Apr 28, 2020last inspection

US Antimony Corp has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Montana, the first in 2018.

OSHA's last visit started on Apr 28, 2020 on a referral, in Thompson Falls.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 5 citation items: 2 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $3,769 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $2,261, down 40%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.1000, air contaminants (2 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. US Antimony Corp averages $2,261 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

US Antimony Corp: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344736376 OPENED APR 28, 2020Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 30 employees at the site · Closed Apr 28, 2020

47 Cox Gulch, Thompson Falls, MT 59873 · Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 343204699 OPENED JUN 5, 2018Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 23 employees at the site · Closed Aug 20, 2019

47 Cox Gulch, Thompson Falls, MT 59873 · Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2) · Air contaminants
Serious$3,769$2,261Aug 8, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.1000(e) · Air contaminants
Serious$0$0Aug 8, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(6)(i)(a) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 8, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 8, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.305(j)(1)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 8, 2018Final

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 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(6)(i)(a)

(A) Any limitations on respirator use related to the medical condition of the employee, or relating to the workplace conditions in which the respirator will be used, including whether or not the employee is medically able to use the respirator;

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

Other nonferrous metal (except aluminum) smelting and refining employers in Montana

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