OSHA Inspection: DREXEL CHEMICAL COMPANY

Issued

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):     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 a fall hazard while working from a personnel platform that was elevated with a forklift:    a) In the building, on or about August 29, 2012 and at times prior to, employees used a personnel platform that was attached to a Komatsu FG20ST forklift to access elevated work, which was not permitted by the forklift manufacturer, resulting in a fall hazard.

Issued

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $2500.00 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):    a) At the A and B tanks in the production area, on or about August 29, 2012 and at times prior to, standard railings were not installed around the access platforms.  A thirty-eight inch high top railing and no mid-railing surrounded the platforms, resulting in an eight and a half to twelve-foot fall hazard.    b) At the loading dock on the west side of the building, on or about August 29, 2012 and at times prior to, standard railings were not installed at the dock, resulting in a 50 fall hazard.

Issued

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.24(b):     Fixed stairs were not provided for access from one structure level to another where operations necessitated regular travel between levels, and for access to operating platforms at any equipment which requires attention routinely during operations:    a) At the A and B tanks in the production area, on or about August 29, 2012 and at times prior to, fixed ladders were installed to provide access to the platforms that were used by employees who added ingredients to the mixing tank and collected samples from tanks A and B, resulting in a fall hazard.

Issued

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(6):     Each exit sign was not illuminated to a surface value of at least five foot-candles (54 lux) by a reliable light source and be distinctive in color:    a)  In the building, on or about August 29, 2012 and at times prior to, exit signs at the emergency egress doors were not illuminated, resulting in a life safety code hazard.

Issued

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(5)(v):     Flammable liquid storage was not in portions of the building cut off by a standard firewall:    a) In the southeast corner of the warehouse, on or about August 28, 2012 and at times prior to, 5,565 gallons of methanol, which is a Category 2 flammable liquid, was stored in intermediate bulk containers inside the warehouse.  Other areas of the building that contained an office, a production area, shipping and receiving areas, as well as a hydrogen peroxide storage area were not cut off by a standard fire wall from the methanol storage area, resulting in a fire hazard.

Issued

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3400.00 · Current $1700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.110(h)(14):     LP gas service station(s) were not provided with at least one approved portable fire extinguisher having at least an 8-B, C rating:    a) In the forklift fueling area, on or about August 29, 2012 and at times prior to, the employer did not provide a fire extinguisher at the 250 gallon LP gas tank that was used to refuel the forklifts fuel tank, exposing employees to a fire hazard.

Issued

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0525052914701660D727

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a):     Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:    a) In the production area, on or about August 29, 2012 and at times prior to, employees who were being splashed with chemicals while batching pesticides and other agricultural chemicals were not required to wear impervious coveralls, resulting in a chemical hazard.

Issued

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0525052914701660D727

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(e):     Where employees were required by a particular standard to wear protective clothing because of the possibility of contamination with toxic materials, the employer did not provide change rooms equipped with storage facilities for street clothes:    a) In the production area, on or about August 29, 2012 and at times prior to, employees who were required to wear rubber boots were not provided a change room with separate lockers for their street shoes, resulting in a chemical hazard.

Issued

2013-02-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 05250529

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(g)(2):     Employees were permitted to consume food or beverage in area(s) exposed to toxic materials:    a) In the shipping and receiving area, on or about August 29, 2012 and at times prior to, employees consumed food and beverages in the dock area where pesticides and other agricultural chemicals were loaded in and out of trailers, resulting in a chemical 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 05250529

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.141(g)(4):     Food or beverages were stored in area(s) exposed to toxic materials:    a) In the shipping and receiving area, on or about August 29, 2012 and at times prior to, employees stored food and beverages in the area where pesticides and other agricultural chemicals were loaded in and out of trailers, resulting in a chemical hazard.