TAYLORS, SC ·
OSHA Inspection: CAROLINA POLYMERS
Accident-driven inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven health inspection of CAROLINA POLYMERS in 1116 TANNER ROAD, TAYLORS, SC 29687 (NAICS 325510). OSHA activity number 309051100.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CAROLINA POLYMERS
- Site address
- 1116 TANNER ROAD
- City
- TAYLORS
- State
- SC
- ZIP
- 29687
- Mailing
- PO BOX 1669, TAYLORS, SC 29687
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
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 325510
- SIC code (legacy)
- 2899
- Employees
- 67
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing health.
Citations
13 citations on file for this inspection.
10012 A
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2006
- Abate by
- Jan 10, 2006
- Penalty
- Initial $875 · Current $875
1050M339
General-duty citation text
SCRR 71-112A: Failed to furnish a place of employment which is free of recognized hazards which may cause death or serious physical harm to his employees and comply with this regulation and other occupational safety and health rules and regulations promulgated under Chapter 15 of Title 41, Code of Laws, State of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, as follows: A. Employer knew or should have known that two welders welding lifting lugs on tank 54 were exposed to hazards of fire or explosion due to not being certain that tank which had previously contained flammable liquids was clean. A feasible and useful method to correct the hazard, among other methods, is to visually inspect tank before welding and cutting on tank, as required by National Fire Protection Association Standard 327 2-1.5.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $875.00
- · Z (S) $875.00
10012 A
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2006
- Abate by
- Jan 10, 2006
- Penalty
- Initial $875 · Current $875
1050M339
General-duty citation text
SCRR 71-112A: Failed to furnish a place of employment which is free of recognized hazards which may cause death or serious physical harm to his employees and comply with this regulation and other occupational safety and health rules and regulations promulgated under Chapter 15 of Title 41, Code of Laws, State of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, as follows: A. Employer knew or should have known that two welders welding lifting lugs on tank 54 were exposed to hazards of fire or explosion due to not ensuring safe conditions within storage tank. A feasible and useful method to correct the hazard, among other methods, is to test for flammable vapors in and around tank before welding or cutting on tank as required by National Fire Protection Association Standard 327 2-3.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $875.00
- · Z (S) $875.00
1910.252 A01
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2006
- Abate by
- Jan 10, 2006
- Penalty
- Initial $875 · Current $875
1050M339
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $875.00
- · Z (S) $875.00
1910.252 A02 IV
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2006
- Abate by
- Jan 10, 2006
- Penalty
- Initial $875 · Current $875
1050M339
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $875.00
- · Z (S) $875.00
1910.252 A02 VI
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2006
- Abate by
- Jan 10, 2006
- Penalty
- Initial $875 · Current $875
1050M339
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $875.00
- · Z (S) $875.00
1910.252 A02 XIII
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2006
- Abate by
- Jan 10, 2006
- Penalty
- Initial $875 · Current $875
1050M339
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $875.00
- · Z (S) $875.00
1910.1200 E02
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2006
- Abate by
- Jan 10, 2006
- Penalty
- Initial $875 · Current $350 Reduced
1050M339
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $350.00
- · Z (S) $875.00
10012 A
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2006
- Abate by
- Jan 10, 2006
- Penalty
- Current $350
Recent events (3)
- · Q $350.00
- · I (S) $350.00
- · Z (S) $350.00
10012 A
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2006
- Abate by
- Jan 10, 2006
Recent events (2)
- · I (S)
- · Z (S)
1910.252 A01
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2006
- Abate by
- Jan 10, 2006
- Penalty
- Current $350
Recent events (3)
- · Q $350.00
- · I (S) $350.00
- · Z (S) $350.00
1910.252 A02 IV
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2006
- Abate by
- Jan 10, 2006
Recent events (2)
- · I (S)
- · Z (S)
1910.252 A02 VI
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2006
- Abate by
- Jan 10, 2006
Recent events (2)
- · I (S)
- · Z (S)
1910.252 A02 XIII
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2006
- Abate by
- Jan 10, 2006
Recent events (2)
- · I (S)
- · Z (S)
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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 309051100.
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