LA SALLE, IL —
OSHA Inspection: CARUS CHEMICAL COMPANY
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of CARUS CHEMICAL COMPANY in 1500 8TH STREET, LA SALLE, IL 61301 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 300588373.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CARUS CHEMICAL COMPANY
- Site address
- 1500 8TH STREET
- City
- LA SALLE
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 61301
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 1500, LA SALLE, IL 61301
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
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 2819
- Employees
- 225
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- May 27, 1998
- Abate by
- Sep 1, 1999
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment or a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that employees were exposed to being burned from leaks and spills of hot, caustic liquid from failed process equipment: One means of abating this condition is to develop a proactive preventive maintenance program, repair equipment before it fails in service, and to compile a history of equipment service life. DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $2500.00
- — F (S) $2500.00
- — Z (S) $4900.00
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- May 27, 1998
- Abate by
- Jun 29, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $2,500 Reduced
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $2500.00
- — F (O) $2500.00
- — Z (S) $4900.00
1910.120 Q06
- Issued
- May 27, 1998
- Abate by
- Jun 29, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $2,500 Reduced
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $2500.00
- — F (S) $2500.00
- — Z (S) $4900.00
1910.157 G02
- Issued
- May 27, 1998
- Abate by
- Sep 15, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $1,050
Recent events (3)
- — J (O)
- — I (O)
- — Z (S) $1050.00
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- May 27, 1998
- Abate by
- Jun 1, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $1,750
Recent events (3)
- — J (O)
- — F (O)
- — Z (S) $1750.00
1910.1200 F06
- Issued
- May 27, 1998
- Abate by
- Jun 29, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $1,750
Recent events (3)
- — J (O)
- — F (O)
- — Z (S) $1750.00
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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 300588373.
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