HAHNVILLE, LA —
OSHA Inspection: THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY in 355 HWY 3142, HAHNVILLE, LA 70057 (NAICS 325188). OSHA activity number 313024804.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
- Site address
- 355 HWY 3142
- City
- HAHNVILLE
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70057
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 50, HAHNVILLE, LA 70057
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 325188
- SIC code (legacy)
- 2819
- Employees
- 1700
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2010
- Abate by
- Jan 26, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced
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 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 on or about July 7, 2009, employees were exposed to the recognized hazard of fire and explosion from a runaway reaction in the Ethyl Acrylate Storage Tank 2310. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to ensure that a shortstopping inhibitor (i.e. phenothiazine) be designed and utilized as an emergency response system. DISCLAIMERS: 1) You are not limited to the abatement methods suggested above. 2) The methods explained are general and may not be effective in all cases. 3) The employer is responsible for selecting and carrying out an appropriate method.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4200.00
- — Z (S) $7000.00
1910.106 B02 VB
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2010
- Abate by
- Jan 26, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4200.00
- — Z (S) $7000.00
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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 313024804.
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