COLUMBUS, GA ·
OSHA Inspection: EAST CENTRAL WAX CO. INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven health inspection of EAST CENTRAL WAX CO. INC. in 1201 TENTH AVENUE, COLUMBUS, GA 31901 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 108962135.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- EAST CENTRAL WAX CO. INC.
- Site address
- 1201 TENTH AVENUE
- City
- COLUMBUS
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 31901
- Mailing
- PO BOX 6407, COLUMBUS, GA 31917
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (N)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 2899
- Employees
- 14
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Apr 28, 1999
- Abate by
- May 10, 1999
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish to each of his employees 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 an uncontrolled chemical reaction in the process of manufacturing a wax emulsion (a) East Central Wax Co. Inc., Columbus, Ga - On or about 1-21-99 - An employee added calcium hypochlorite powder to a filter unit resulting in an explosion. One feasible and acceptable means of abatement would be to use the product in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and add the product at a different point in the process. ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 108962135.
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