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FILE NAME: ALCOA (ALC) DATE: 1973 March 28 DOC#: ALC101 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo-Comments on Cost of OSHA citations vs Costs of Meeting Regulations with Citations THOMAS B . BONNET PITTSBURGH OFFICE March 2 8 , 1973 RE; OSHA CITATIONS An OSHA I n d u s t r i a l h y g i e n i s t s u rv e y e d o u r W a rric k O p e r a tio n s d u r in g t h e m onth o f Jan u ary . As a r e s u l t , e ig h t c ita tio n s were issu e d f o r v io la tio n s o f e x i s t i n g s t a n d a r d s . We th o u g h t t h a t a l l o f yo u w o u ld b e i n t e r e s t e d i n t h e ite m s ' c i t e d w h ich , ex o ep t f o r ite m s # a n d # 8, concerned th em selv es w ith e x p o su re s to noise and a sb e sto s. We a r e a l e r t i n g y o u t o t h i s a c t i o n t o show w here some o f t h e i n t e r e s t o f OSHA p r e s e n tly l i e s an d to p o in t o u t t h a t many o f u s a ls o a r e v u ln e ra b le i n th e s e tw o a r e a s . We t r u s t t h a t a l l w i l l b e n e f i t from W a r r i c k 's m i s f o r t u n e . The p e n a ltie s im posed a r e o f sm a ll co n cern when compared to th e c o s t o f c o r re c tin g th e c o n d itio n s f o r w hich th e y were c ite d . I t i s o f s p e c ia l i n t e r e s t t o n o te th a t W arwick w as c i t e d , n o t o n ly f o r f a i l i n g to re q u ire ' e a r p r o te c tio n in th e noisy a re a s, b u t a lso fo r th e ir fa ilu re to in s titu te engineering or a d m i n i s t r a t i v e cc n t r o l s o r t o docum ent th e i n f e d i b i l i t y o f su c h c o n t r o l s . Thomas B. Bonney 1 TBBtmh A ttachm ents c c ; R . H. W atso n , P i t t s b u r g h - 7 S . I . R oth, P ittsb u rg h 7 J . M. P l u n k e t t , A lc o a T ech C e n te r In fo copies to i F . C. Irv in g , J r . , P itts b u rg h - 29 R .S . Adams/R. K o h le r, A lc a s C u tle ry Corp F .D . K o ra n /E .A . K o a ts , T if to n Aluminum C o ., I n c . E .G . D u d le y /J .A . E l l i o t t , H C P ro d u c ts Company J . h . M cK inley/R .B . Kempton/M. L. B ookout, Rea M agnet W ire C o ., R ..F. B u tle r /D . T ru d e l, C lev elan d Works J.W . A n d e rso n , ABP, In c . A .C. S h e ld o n /W .J . Koopman, ACPC J.W . W arnock,' M a rsh a ll Works J . S , H a m ilto n /J . J . T him ons/ W ear-Ever Aluminum, In c . R .C . W ilson, A lcoa S p o rt P roducts W.A. ThomasA h K o c h a n sk i, L in c o ln M a n u fa c tu rin g C o ., I n c . K. K. R eid, Frigidom e D iv isio n J .C . B a te s , P itts b u r g h - 22 In c . WEN009 0353 FOX 040045 O.s. DEPART 'iNT OF LABOR Oeeupallinol Sof.ty ond H*lth AdmlAllr<>tlen CSMO MO. OSHA. 1 NO. , K-8680 73-3 6 arCa HL01N CITATION* 2210 5 C itation Number __ 1 (P ag e 1 Of 3) EMPLOYER Aluminum Company o f Am erica (Select, Highway 66 - P .0 . Box 10 ADDRESS ( (City N ewburgh State Date Issued Indiane. Marcir 6, 1973 Zip . Ul ^ O An in sp ec tio n of a workplace under your ow nership, operation, or control located a t ..ffe w h u rfftf)_........................ ____ _____ x I n s p e c t i o n made J a n u a r y 1 ^ ,1 6 . 1 7 , 1 8 . & 19 a n d F e b r u a r y .20.^197.3------ and described as follows Aluminum oro s m e lte r in g o t c a s t i n g and r o l l m i l l s ` `i ' has been conducted.. On the L ssi r-of the in sp ectio n it is a lleg ed th a t you have violated the O ccupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. 651, in the following resp ects: Item number < Standard of regulation allegedly violated Description 0/ alleged violation Date o*f which alleged violation must be corrected i : / 29 CFR 1910. 93a ( c ) ( l ) ( i i i ; o 1PCI n-fiiR iq' m .Q ^ a (-t _A (*P*l fi *1 F a ilu re to provide e ffe c tiv e lo c a l exhaust v e n tila tio n a t th e manual m axinite ro u tin g operation in b u ild in g 3Uh to c o n tr o l a s b e s to s d u s t e v o lu tio n in to work a re a . Pn.iTiiTR t.n p ro p fiT lv l a b e l s .l l atiCitiB Los a n d aLcb Lv/O -- c u iita iitijig m a te ria ls , m ix tu res, scrap , w aste, and. d e b r i s 02? fchei.rr oorrtaJ.Tierrs a 'ay*. 9 , 1973 A p r i l q . 1973 3 29 CFR 1 9 1 0 .9 3 a ( h ) ( 2 ) F a ilu re to dispose of asbestos w aste m a te ria ls in p ro p erly s e a le d and im perm eable bags o r o th er sim ila r containers. A p r i l 9, 1973 A re a D ireccor 's Signature _ _ .-^ y . / ;.('{ WEN009 0354 FOX 040046 /Mtr A U .S. DEPARTUN? OP LABOR O ccu p ation ol Safa ty and N fo ltli A d m ln iftfO tlcn CiH NO. Or.MA.i NO. . . Fi- 8 6 B0 ARIA 73-16 CITATION* 2210 5 Citation Number , EMPLOYER ___ (Street (page' 2 of 3) Aluminum Company o f A m erica Highway 66 - p .Q . Box 1 0 Date Issued -M arch 6, 1973 A D D R E SS ( (City N e w b u rg h ____________________ State V In d ia n a Zip 1*7630 An in sp ectio n o f a workplace under your ow nership, operation, or control located a t Newburgh I n d i a n a I I n s p e c t i o n made J a n u a r y 1 5 , 1 6, 17 1 8 , & 19 a n d - F e b r u a r y 20, 1973*nd described is follows Alum inum o r e s m e l t e r , i n g o t c a s t i n g a n d r o l l m i l l s ________________________________________ has been conducted. On the b a sis of the insp ectio n it is alieged th a t you hve violated, th e O ccupational Safety mic Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. <551, in the following re s p e c ts: - Item number Standard or regulation allegedly violated Description of alleged-violation Date on *vhich alleged violation must be c o .recced ' li 2 9 CFR 1 9 1 0 .9 3 a ( d ) ( 3 ) I, trL-? V--/A'-Il - ~~ ~ *X^-.tU/\o(.n A\) / 29 CFR 1 9 1 0 .9 5 ( a ) F a ilu re to re q u ire manual m arin ite r o u t i n g h e l p e r i n b u i l d i n g 3I4I+ to wear sp ecial p ro tectiv e clo th in g when exposed t o c o n c e n tra tio n s o f airb o rn e asb esto s fib e rs above th e c e i l i n g l e v e l o f 10 f i b e r s p e r c c . ioj.jLtJU.fa t o y j u v e f f o o li v t: engineering co n tro ls a t the e x it ends o f th e k iln s in b u ild in g 260 to prevent the escape of k iln gases and smoke i n to th e w o r k a r e a i F a ilu r e to re q u ire th e em ployees a t t h e # 1* s h e a r o f t h e s i x s ta n d continuous co ld r o ll m ill in th e cold r o ll m ill b u ild in g and a t the skim re c la m a tio n f u r n a c e s 'in th e ingot p la n t to wear ear p ro tectio n . Im m edia-!e l y upon receip t of th is citatio n lJUjh. /Vf VM*1UbA W| A.yo rJJ^ Im m ediately upon receip t of th is citatio n Area D irector's Signature WEN009 0355 FOX 040047 U .J. OEPASTW -KT OF CASOR O ccup atio n al S u f.fy ond Hoolth W m inIi!/oH (i CSHO NO. OSMA-I n o. E -8 6 8 0 ANCA 73-17 MLGIOU CITATION* 2210 5 C itation Number E M P L O Y E R _____ (Paire 3 o f 3) Aluminum Company o f A m erica Dace Issued March 6, 1973 (Street. Highway 66 - P.O . Box 10 ADDRESS ( (City .New burgh Scote i n d i a n a ____________:________ Zip ii763 An in spection o f a workplace under your ow nership, operation, or control lo cated a t N ew burgh. I n d i a n a _____ ._____ T w n p< iru H o n my>rlp .T arm n .-ry 1 *?, ~l >, - 1 'J , - l Pi, fir. .1 9 _ a n i i - I ,e b ,r u a .T y - i ? f ) f - .1.9 7 3 - ____and d e s c rib e d a s fo llo w s Aluminum o r e s m e l t e r , i n g o t c a s t i n g a n d r o l l m i l l s ___________ _ ___________________ has been conducted. On th e b a sis o f the in sp e c tio n it is a lle g e d th a t you have violated the O ccupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. 651, in the following resp ects: 1 Itero number Standard or regulation ` 1 allegedly vio.ated Description of alleged violation 1 7 t ' " 29 CFR 1910. 95( b ) ( 1 ) 8 * - .. _ 29 CFR 1 9 1 0 .2 2 ( a ) ( 1 ) F a ilu re to in o titu te engineering or ad m in istrativ e co ntrols to red u ce em ployee n o is e le v e l ex p o su res in c o i l p rep and skim reclam atio n a re a s to le v e ls given in ta b le G -l6. F a ilu re to m aintain in clean and o r d .G ^ '1^ ' i rr~* 1 *~ work a re a s : G re e n A n o d e - b u ild in g 2%U K iln b u ild in g 260 S l i t t e r a re a -b u ild in g s 816&820. Date on which alleged violation must be corrected S e p te m b e r 6 , 19,V . t June 6, 1973 S e p te m b e r 6 , 19 Ti A p ril 9 , 1973 . ______ ________________ WEN009 0356 FOX 040048 -. t U .S. DEPARTM ENT O F LABO R OeeupotiOfiol Sofaty and Health Administrailoa , NOTIFICATION OF PROPOSED PENALTY TO: M r. Jo se p h E . B u m s j S a f e ty S u p e rv is o r A lum inum Company o f A m erica H i^iv ay 66 - P .0 . Box 10 K e v b u rg h , I n d i a n a U7630 CSMO NO. E-8680 AREA 2210 GbMA* \ MO. 73-16 REGION _______________ On the___________ 6 th ______________day of ' March_________________________ , 19 73 & Citation(s). was (were) issued to you in accordance with the provisions of section 9(a) o f the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1601 ; 29 U .S .C . 651, t seq.) hereinafter referred to as the A ct. You were thus notified of certain alleged viola tions of the Act,' as specified in that Citation (s). t f YOU A R E H E R E B Y N O T IFIE D that pursuant to the provisions of section 10(a) of the A ct, the penalty(ies) set forth below is/are being proposed, based on the above Citation(s): - t SERIOUS VIOLATIONS ' <. Citation N o. Proposed Penalty OTHER VIOLATIONS* -Citation N o. 1 Item No. 1 3 5 6 7 . . Proposed Penalty # 30.00 $ 30.00 $ '30.00 $ 90.00 . $ 60.00 $ H o .o o WEN009 0357 FOX 040049