FREDONIA, PA —
OSHA Inspection: GRACE INDUSTRIES INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of GRACE INDUSTRIES INC. in 329 BEND HILL RD., FREDONIA, PA 16124 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 300283512.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- GRACE INDUSTRIES INC.
- Site address
- 329 BEND HILL RD.
- City
- FREDONIA
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 16124
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 167, TRANSFER, PA 16154
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3648
- Employees
- 30
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- May 30, 2000
- Abate by
- Jun 2, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $700 · Current $250 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: a.) Production Area - Employee(s) were potentially exposed to flying plastic shards, plastic projectiles (pipe fragments), and decompressing air at 100 psi because polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic pipes and plastic pipe fittings were being used to transport compressed air. The Plastic Pipe Institute's Recommendation B of 1972 and revised Recommendation B of 1997 requires PVC piping used for the transport of compressed air to be buried or encased in shatter resistant materials. Furthermore, the manufacturers of PVC plastic pipes and plastic pipe fittings warn against the use of PVC pipes/fittings for the transportation of compressed air. The PVC pipe/fitting manufacturers convey these warnings verbally through sales personnel/distributors, web sites, catalogs, product literature, and on cans of solvent cement. ASME/ANSI B31.8 - 1968/1986 Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems Standard prohibits the installation of plastic pipe airline systems above ground except where the above ground portion of the plastic service line is completely enclosed in a conduit or casing of sufficient strength to provide protection from external damage and deterioration. FEASIBLE METHODS TO CORRECT THE HAZARD: OPTION #1: Encase the PVC pipes and PVC pipe fittings in shatter resistant materials e.g. metal pipes, wooden box conduit lined with fiberglass, steel box conduit etc. OPTION #2: Remove the PVC pipes and PVC pipe fittings. Install metal pipes and metal pipe fittings that meet ASTM specifications for transporting compressed air. OPTION #3: Remove the PVC pipes and PVC pipe fittings. Install plastic pipes and plastic pipe fittings that meet ASTM specifications for transporting compressed air. Three companies currently manufacture compressed air plastic pipe systems. These systems utilize specialized acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) plastic or high density poly ethylene (HDPE) plastic. Manufacturers and suppliers of this type of piping can be found on the Internet. Note: DO NOT confuse the ABS utilized in the specialized compressed air systems with ABS-DVW. ABS-DVW is available at most hardware stores and home centers. ABS-DVW is not designed to transport compressed air.ressed
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $250.00
- — Z (S) $700.00
1910.303 G02 I
- Issued
- May 30, 2000
- Abate by
- Jun 2, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $446 · Current $250 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $250.00
- — Z (S) $446.00
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- May 30, 2000
- Abate by
- Jul 5, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $525 · Current $300 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $300.00
- — Z (S) $525.00
1910.1200 F05 I
- Issued
- May 30, 2000
- Abate by
- Jul 5, 2000
1910.1200 F05 II
- Issued
- May 30, 2000
- Abate by
- Jul 5, 2000
1910.1200 H
- Issued
- May 30, 2000
- Abate by
- Jul 5, 2000
1910.1025 D02
- Issued
- May 30, 2000
- Abate by
- Jul 5, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $350 · Current $150 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $150.00
- — Z (O) $350.00
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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 300283512.
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