CAMDEN, AR —
OSHA Inspection: AEROJET
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of AEROJET in HIGHWAY 274, HIGHLAND INDUSTRIAL PARK, CAMDEN, AR 71701 (NAICS 336414). OSHA activity number 313089153.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AEROJET
- Site address
- HIGHWAY 274, HIGHLAND INDUSTRIAL PARK
- City
- CAMDEN
- State
- AR
- ZIP
- 71701
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 336414
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3761
- Employees
- 526
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 16, 2009
- Abate by
- Sep 22, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
On or about June 2, 2009, and at times prior thereto, at the establishment located in the Highland Industrial Park on Highway 274 in Camden, Arkansas employees entered a permit- required confined space to perform an abrading procedure on the interior insulation of an Army Tactical Missile rocket motor and the employees used forced air ventilation. The ventilation line was supplied by a compressor that also supplied air to an on-site nitrogen generation operation. The ventilation line and nitrogen generation equipment were connected to a common pipe header and there was a malfunction in the equipment designed to prevent nitrogen from back feeding into the ventilation line. This created a condition that exposed the employees to the hazard of asphyxiation due to an oxygen deficient atmosphere.
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $7000.00
- — Z (S) $7000.00
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 16, 2009
- Abate by
- Sep 22, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
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: On or about June 2, 2009, and at times prior thereto, at the establishment located on Highway 274 in the Highland Industrial Park in Camden, Arkansas, where employees were manufacturing rocket motors. Employees entered confined spaces more than five feet in depth, to perform an abrading procedure on the interior insulation of an Army Tactical Missile rocket motor, without a confined space permit, in violation of the employer's written confined space program. This created conditions that exposed the employees to the hazard of asphyxiation due to an oxygen deficient atmosphere. Among others, one feasible and acceptable means of abatement would be to effectively implement one of the following: (1). Require a confined space permit for entry into confined spaces. (2). Perform air monitoring while employees are inside confined spaces. ABATEMENT DISCLAIMERS: The employer is not restricted to the abatements above. The recommended abatements may not be effective in all circumstances. The employer is responsible for selecting an appropriate method of abatement.e
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $7000.00
- — Z (S) $7000.00
1910.146 C01
- Issued
- Sep 16, 2009
- Abate by
- Sep 28, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $7000.00
- — Z (S) $7000.00
1910.146 D06
- Issued
- Sep 16, 2009
- Abate by
- Sep 22, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $7000.00
- — Z (S) $7000.00
1910.146 D08
- Issued
- Sep 16, 2009
- Abate by
- Sep 22, 2009
Recent events (2)
- — F (S)
- — Z (S)
1910.146 E01
- Issued
- Sep 16, 2009
- Abate by
- Sep 22, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $7000.00
- — Z (S) $7000.00
1910.146 G02 I
- Issued
- Sep 16, 2009
- Abate by
- Sep 22, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $7000.00
- — Z (S) $7000.00
1910.146 H01
- Issued
- Sep 16, 2009
- Abate by
- Sep 22, 2009
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $7000.00
- — 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 313089153.
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