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OSHA Inspection: DAICOLOR-POPE CHEMICAL COMPANY

Complaint inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of DAICOLOR-POPE CHEMICAL COMPANY in 33 6TH AVENUE, PATERSON, NJ 07514 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 101150688.

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Site address
33 6TH AVENUE
City
PATERSON
State
NJ
ZIP
07514
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
Y
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
2865
Employees
100
Ownership type
A

43 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 08 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $800.00 · Current $800.00
SECTION 5(A)(1) OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 1970: THE
EMPLOYER DID NOT FURNISH EMPLOYMENT AND A PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT WHICH WERE
FREE FROM RECOGNIZED HAZARDS THAT WERE CAUSING OR LIKELY TO CAUSE DEATH
OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL HARM TO EMPLOYEES IN THAT EMPLOYEES WERE EXPOSED TO
HAZARDS FROM CONFINED SPACE ENTRY:
A) AZO DEPARTMENT, 1ST FLOOR; EMPLOYEES WERE EXPOSED TO THE HAZARD
OF INHALATION OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES, TO ASPHYXIATION AND/OR FIRE
DURING ENTRY AND WORKING IN A CONFINED SPACE SITUATION. ON OR
ABOUT 8/2/90, AND EMPLOYEE ENTERED AN APPROXIMATELY 17FT BY 12 FT.
CYLINDRICAL PROCESS TANK (#1-2T) TO EFFECT REPAIRS INVOLVING ARC
WELDING. EMPLOYEES COULD SUFFER CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE AND
RESPIRATORY DISORDERS FROM WELDING FUMES, DEATH DUE TO OXYGEN
DEFICIENCY, CHEMICAL PNEUMONIA DUE TO RESIDUAL HYDROCHLORIC ACID,
AND SEVERE BURNS SHOULD A FIRE RESULT AMONG OTHER HAZARDS WITHIN
UNCONTROLLED CONFINED SPACES. EMPLOYEES CAN ALSO BE INJURED DURING
IMPROPER RESCUE PROCEDURES.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO CORRECT THIS
HAZARD IS TO: IMPLEMENT A CONFINED SPACE ENTRY PROCEDURE WHICH INCLUDES,
BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
1) INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING AS TO THE NATURE OF THE HAZARDS INVOLVED AND
NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN RELATIVE TO CONFINED SPACE ENTRY.
2) POSTING OF WRITTEN CONFINED SPACE ENTRY PROCEDURES ADJACENT TO TANKS
OR OTHER CONFINED SPACE AREAS WHICH MAY BE ENTERED.
3) IMPLEMENTATION OF ESTABLISHED LOCKOUT/TAGOUT AND ISOLATION PROCEDURES
WHERE APPLICABLE, AND ISSUANCE OF A PROPER ENTRY PERMIT PRIOR TO
TANK/CONFINED SPACE ENTRY.
4) USE OF ATMOSPHERIC TESTING PROCEDURES TO DETERMINE THE PRESENCE OF
HAZARDOUS AIR CONTAMINANTS, POTENTIAL OXYGEN DEFICIENCY AND FLAMMABLE
/EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERE PRIOR TO ENTRY INTO TANK/CONFINED SPACE AND AS
NEEDED PRIOR TO RE-ENTRY.
5) WHERE IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT CONFINED SPACE CONTAINS A HAZARDOUS
CONCENTRATION OF AN AIR CONTAMINANT AND/OR AN OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, USE
OF MECHANICALLY INDUCED VENTILATION IN THE CONFINED SPACE/TANK BEFORE
ENTRY AND DURING OCCUPANCY AND/OR USE OF RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT WHICH PROVIDES ADEQUATE PROTECTION AGAINST THE HAZARDS
ENCOUNTERED.
6) PROVISIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR STANDBY OBSERVER LOCATED OUTSIDE THE
CONFINED SPACE AND READILY AVAILABLE EMERGENCY STANDBY EQUIPMENT
CONSISTING OF A SAFETY LINE AND HARNESS ARRANGEMENT AND A SELF-
-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS CERTIFIED BY NIOSH.
7) IMPLEMENTATION OF PERIODIC TRAINING SESSIONS RELATIVE TO CONFINED
SPACE ENTRY, RESCUE AND FIRST-AID PROCEDURES.

1910.132 A

Serious Gravity 07 1 instance 14 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $700.00 · Current $350.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $350.00
  • — Z (S) $700.00

1910.133 A01

Serious Gravity 08 1 instance 14 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $800.00 · Current $400.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $400.00
  • — Z (S) $800.00

1910.134 B01

Serious Gravity 06 5 instances 15 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $600.00 · Current $600.00

1910.134 B03

Serious Gravity 06 5 instances 15 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $600.00 · Current $600.00

1910.134 B05

Serious Gravity 06 6 instances 27 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $600.00 · Current $600.00

1910.134 B06

Serious Gravity 06 5 instances 15 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $600.00 · Current $600.00

1910.134 F02 II

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 16 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1000.00 · Current $400.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $400.00
  • — Z (S) $1000.00

1910.141 A03 I

Serious Gravity 06 2 instances 58 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $600.00 · Current $600.00

1910.141 A05

Serious Gravity 09 2 instances 9 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $900.00 · Current $450.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $450.00
  • — Z (S) $900.00

1910.141 D02 III

Other-than-serious Gravity 06 1 instance
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $600.00
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (S) $600.00

1910.141 D02 IV

Serious Gravity 06 2 instances 58 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $600.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $300.00
  • — Z (S) $600.00

1910.141 G02

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 58 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $500.00 · Current $500.00

1910.151 C

Serious Gravity 07 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $700.00 · Current $700.00

1910.178 M05 III

Serious Gravity 07 3 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $700.00 · Current $700.00

1910.212 A04

Serious Gravity 06 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $600.00 · Current $600.00

1910.252 B02 IB

Serious Gravity 07 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $700.00 · Current $350.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $350.00
  • — Z (S) $700.00

1910.252 A02 IID

Serious Gravity 06 2 instances 12 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $600.00 · Current $600.00

1910.253 B04 III

Serious Gravity 06 1 instance 12 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $600.00 · Current $600.00

1910.1007 C02 I

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 26 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1000.00 · Current $1000.00

1910.1007 C02 II

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 26 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1000.00 · Current $1000.00
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1000.00
  • — Z (S) $1000.00

1910.1007 C04 II

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1000.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $500.00
  • — Z (S) $1000.00

1910.1007 C04 V

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1000.00 · Current $1000.00

1910.1007 D03 I

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1000.00 · Current $1000.00

1910.1007 D04 I

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 23 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1000.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $500.00
  • — Z (S) $1000.00

1910.1007 E05 I

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1000.00 · Current $1000.00

1910.22 A01

Willful Gravity 07 1 instance 8 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $5000.00 · Current $5000.00

1910.132 C

Willful Gravity 06 1 instance 7 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $6000.00 · Current $6000.00

1910.133 A01

Willful Gravity 07 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $7000.00 · Current $7000.00

1910.151 C

Willful Gravity 09 1 instance 23 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $7000.00 · Current $7000.00

1910.1007 C01

Willful Gravity 10 1 instance 14 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $10000.00 · Current $10000.00
Recent events (2)
  • — I (W) $10000.00
  • — Z (W) $10000.00

1910.1007 C04 IV

Willful Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $10000.00 · Current $10000.00

1910.1007 E05 II

Willful Gravity 10 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $10000.00 · Current $10000.00

1910.1007 E05 II

Willful Gravity 10 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $10000.00 · Current $10000.00

1910.20 G01 I

Other-than-serious Gravity 04 3 instances 58 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.20 G01 II

Other-than-serious Gravity 04 3 instances 58 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.20 G01 III

Other-than-serious Gravity 04 3 instances 58 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.20 G02

Deleted Other-than-serious Gravity 04 3 instances 58 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

1910.95 D01

Other-than-serious Gravity 03 2 instances 9 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.95 I03

Other-than-serious Gravity 03 2 instances 9 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.95 K01

Other-than-serious Gravity 03 2 instances 9 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

1910.95 L01

Other-than-serious Gravity 03 2 instances 9 exposed
Issued
Abate by

1910.95 M04

Other-than-serious Gravity 03 2 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by

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This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 101150688.