Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 006 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1): The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit-required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146: (a) On or about January 13, 2024, and at times prior, located at Ellwood Engineered Castings Company in Hubbard, Ohio, the employer did not provide employees with the necessary permit-required confined space training prior to allowing an employee to fully enter the casting pit, to perform the freezing of molten material from molds. Employees were exposed to hazards such as, but not limited to, severe thermal burn injuries, and smoke inhalation while molten metal was poured into molds from an overhead ladle.