CIRCLEVILLE, OH —
OSHA Inspection: PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. in 559 PITTSBURGH RD., CIRCLEVILLE, OH 43113 (NAICS 325510). OSHA activity number 346235203.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Site address
- 559 PITTSBURGH RD.
- City
- CIRCLEVILLE
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 43113
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 457 559 PITTSBURGH ROAD, CIRCLEVILLE, OH 43113
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 325510
- Employees
- 200
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.119 D03 I H
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $12278.00 · Current $7367.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i): Information pertaining to the equipment in the process shall include: 29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(H): Safety systems (e.g. interlocks, detection or suppression systems). a. On or about and prior to September 21, 2022, the employer failed to maintain accurate process safety information for the D-Line reactor safety systems. The process safety information documented safety interlocks for pressure, temperature, agitation loss and charge valve opening as active safety systems for the reactor although these interlocks had been disconnected in a process equipment change. Employees working on and in the vicinity of the D-Line reactor covered process were exposed to fire, explosion and contact hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $7367
- — C (S) $12278
- — Z (S) $12278
1910.119 L04
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(l): Management of change. 29 CFR 1910.119(l)(4): If a change covered by this paragraph results in a change in the process safety information required by paragraph (d) of this section, such information shall be updated accordingly. a. On or about and prior to September 21, 2022, the employer failed to update the process safety information for the D-Line reactor safety systems as part of required management of change processes. The process safety information was not updated for two management of change procedures (#132308 and 141508) that involved control system automated air actuated valves being changed to manual operation and disconnected four safety system interlocks. The process safety information documented safety interlocks for pressure, temperature, agitation loss and charge valve opening as active safety systems for the reactor when these interlocks had been disconnected. Employees working on and in the vicinity of the D-Line reactor covered process were exposed to fire, explosion and contact hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.119 F01 IV
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1): The employer shall develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information and shall address at least the following elements. 29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(iv): Safety systems and their functions. a. On or about and prior to September 21, 2022, the employer's operating procedures for the D-Line reactor covered process known as RS96-8982 did not include safety systems and their functions. Operating procedures did not address safety systems and their functions, such as but not limited to A-Weigh Tank interlocks, the function of the nitrogen "blanket" and the reactor funnel valve interlock. Employees working on and in the vicinity of the D-Line reactor covered process were exposed to fire, explosion and contact hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.119 F01 I D
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $12278.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1): The employer shall develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information and shall address at least the following elements. 29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(i): Steps for each operating phase: 29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(i)(D): Emergency shutdown including the conditions under which emergency shutdown is required, and the assignment of shutdown responsibility to qualified operators to ensure that emergency shutdown is executed in a safe and timely manner. a. On or about and prior to September 21, 2022, the employer's D-Line reactor system shutdown procedures did not include the use of the "emergency stop" buttons in the procedure. The employer has seven "emergency stop" pushbuttons located throughout Building 2 and the adjacent Tank Farm. The "emergency stop" buttons shutdown more than three dozen pieces of equipment including a variety of pumps, fans, agitators and conveyors. Employees working on and in the vicinity of the D-Line reactor covered process were exposed to fire, explosion and contact hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $12278
- — Z (S) $12278
1910.119 F01 II A
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $12278.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1): The employer shall develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information and shall address at least the following elements. 29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(ii): Operating Limits: 29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(ii)(A): Consequences of deviation; a. On or about and prior to September 21, 2022, the employer's operating procedures for the D-Line reactor covered process known as RS96-8982 did not include consequences of deviation. Operating procedures did not include consequences of deviation such as but not limited to loss of agitation, loss of nitrogen, and pressure increase during covered process operations. Employees working on and in the vicinity of the D-Line reactor covered process were exposed to fire, explosion and contact hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $12278
- — Z (S) $12278
1910.119 F01 II B
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1): The employer shall develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information and shall address at least the following elements. 29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(ii): Operating Limits: 29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(ii)(B):Steps required to correct or avoid deviation. a. On or about and prior to September 21, 2022, the employer's operating procedures for the D-Line reactor covered process known as RS96-8982 did not include steps to correct or to avoid deviation. Operating procedures did not include steps to correct or avoid deviation such as but not limited to loss of agitation, loss of nitrogen, and pressure increase during covered process operations. Employees working on and in the vicinity of the D-Line reactor covered process were exposed to fire, explosion and contact hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.119 D03 I B
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i): Information pertaining to the equipment in the process shall include: 29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(B):Piping and instrument diagrams (P&ID's); a. On or about and prior to September 21, 2022, the employer failed to compile accurate information pertaining to the equipment in the process; in that P&ID drawing number CV-97-001-D-L001 revision 7 did not have accurate sizing for the D-Line Weigh Tank "A" conservation vent piping. The P&ID incorrectly noted the size as 2 inches when the size was 3 inches.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.119 D03 I D
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i): Information pertaining to the equipment in the process shall include: 29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(D): Relief system design and design basis; a. On or about and prior to September 21, 2022, the employer failed to document the relief system design and design basis process safety information for the Building 2 A-Weigh Tank for the current covered process. The existing process safety information was based on chemical processes no longer in use for the D-Line reactor system which includes the A-Weigh Tank. Employees working on and in the vicinity of equipment containing highly hazardous chemicals were exposed to fire, explosion and contact hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
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 346235203.