SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV —
OSHA Inspection: UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS & PLASTICS
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS & PLASTICS in 437 MACCORKLE AVENUE, SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV 25303 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 100597145.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS & PLASTICS
- Site address
- 437 MACCORKLE AVENUE
- City
- SOUTH CHARLESTON
- State
- WV
- ZIP
- 25303
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Y
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 2869
- Employees
- 850
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jul 6, 1992
- Abate by
- Sep 1, 1992
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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 potential eye, inhalation and skin hazards in that chains used to prevent 1/4 turn valves from accidently being opened were corroded and not replaced or not being used: a. Ground Level, Morgan Back - The 1/4 turn plug valves are located in a congested area that contributes to the hazard created by inadvertently opening the valves, on or about March 24, 1992. Among other methods, one feasible and accepted means to abate this potential hazard is to use the chains to prevent accidental opening of valves and to replace corroded and/or missing chains.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500.00
- — Z (S) $3500.00
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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 100597145.
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