OSHA Inspection: DREXEL CHEMICAL COMPANY

Issued

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1):     Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:    a) At the west end of the middle warehouse, on or about August 28, 2012 and at times prior to, a standard guardrail system was not installed at the edge of the dock for employees who traveled across the area, resulting in a fifty inch fall hazard.

Issued

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0675

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(2)(i)(C):    Information concerning the technology of the process did not include the maximum intended quantity:    a) Near the west end of the middle warehouse, on or about August 28, 2012 and at times prior to, the employer had not determined the maximum intended inventory for the more than nine-hundred pounds of chloropicrin that was stored at the facility, resulting in a chemical hazard.

Issued

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0675

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(A):     Information pertaining to the equipment in the process did not include materials of construction:    a) Near the west end of the middle warehouse, on or about August 28, 2012 and at times prior to, the employer had not documented the materials of construction for the storage bottles, packaging material, and the transfer funnel for the more than nine-hundred pounds of chloropicrin that was stored at the facility, resulting in a chemical hazard.

Issued

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0675

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(1):     The employer did not perform an initial process hazard analysis (hazard evaluation) on processes covered by 29 CFR 1910.119:    a) Near the west end of the middle warehouse, on or about August 28, 2012 and at times prior to, the employer had not performed a process hazard analysis for the more than nine-hundred pounds of chloropicrin that was stored at the facility, resulting in a chemical hazard.

Issued

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0675

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1):     The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provided clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information:    a) Near the west end of the middle warehouse, on or about August 28, 2012 and at times prior to, the employer did not implement written procedures for storing and repackaging for the more than nine-hundred pounds of chloropicrin that was stored at the facility, resulting in a chemical hazard.

Issued

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 0675

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(g)(3):     The employer did not ascertain that each employee involved in operating a process had received and understood the training required by this paragraph. The employer did not prepare a record which contains the identity of the employee, the date of training, and the means used to verify that the employee understood the training:    a) Near the west end of the middle warehouse, on or about August 28, 2012 and at times prior to, the employer did not document the training that was provided for employees who worked with the more than nine-hundred pounds of chloropicrin that was stored at the facility, resulting in a chemical hazard.

Issued

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0675

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(i)(1):     The employer did not perform a pre-startup safety review for new facilities:    a) Near the west end of the middle warehouse, on or about August 28, 2012 and at times prior to, the employer had not performed a pre-startup safety review for the more than nine-hundred pounds of chloropicrin that was stored at the facility, resulting in a chemical hazard.

Issued

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 06750681161624252720

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii):     The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards:    a) Throughout the plant, the employer did not evaluate the exposure levels for employees who were required to wear full face air-purifying respirators with organic vapor cartridges while working with pesticides and other agricultural chemicals, resulting in a respiratory hazard.

Issued

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 06750681161624252720

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2):     Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested:    a) Throughout the plant, the employer did not provide annual fit testing for employees who were required to wear full face air-purifying respirators with organic vapor cartridges while working with pesticides and other agricultural chemicals, resulting in a respiratory hazard.

Issued

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 06750681161624252720

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A):     Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:    a) Throughout the plant, the employer did not ensure that facial hair was removed for employees who were required to wear full face air-purifying respirators with organic vapor cartridges while working with pesticides and other agricultural chemicals, resulting in a respiratory hazard.