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OSHA Inspection: E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY - BELLE PLANT

Accident-driven inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened an accident-driven health inspection of E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY - BELLE PLANT in 901 WEST DUPONT AVE, BELLE, WV 25015 (NAICS 325199). OSHA activity number 313371924.

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Site address
901 WEST DUPONT AVE
City
BELLE
State
WV
ZIP
25015
Inspection type
Accident-driven (A)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
325199
SIC code (legacy)
2869
Employees
367
Ownership type
A

11 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 9 exposed
Issued
Jul 19, 2010
Abate by
Jul 29, 2010
Penalty
Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000
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 chemical burns and inhalation hazards from leaks
of corrosive
Oleum liquid due to an inadequate pipe inspection program:
(a)Sulfuric Acid Recovery Unit:  Piping inspections were not conducted for
all
sections of Oleum containing piping identified as higher risk sections
based on
prior leak incidents in the unit.  The one inch Oleum Sample Line that
branches off the Oleum Cooler to Oleum Tower Line that was installed in
1993 did not have a history of any type of inspection prior to a January
23,
2010 leak as determined on May 12, 2010.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE
ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO DEVELOP
A LIST OF SPECIFIC ACID LINES TO BE INSPECTED AT THE BELLE
DUPONT FACILITY BASED ON INDUSTRY GUIDELINES, SUCH AS
API-570, AS WELL AS HIGH RISK FACTORS IDENTIFIED IN
PREVIOUS LEAK INVESTIGATIONS.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
FOR THIS ITEM

1910.119 J04 I

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 9 exposed
Issued
Jul 19, 2010
Abate by
Aug 5, 2010
Penalty
Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

1910.119 E03 I

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 7 exposed
Issued
Jul 19, 2010
Abate by
Aug 12, 2010
Penalty
Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

1910.119 F01 IIIE

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 9 exposed
Issued
Jul 19, 2010
Abate by
Aug 12, 2010
Penalty
Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

1910.119 G01 I

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 9 exposed
Issued
Jul 19, 2010
Abate by
Aug 12, 2010
Penalty
Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

1910.305 J01 IV

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 9 exposed
Issued
Jul 19, 2010
Abate by
Jul 22, 2010
Penalty
Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000

1904.29 B03

Other-than-serious Gravity 00 1 instance
Issued
Jul 19, 2010
Abate by
Jul 22, 2010
Penalty
Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

1904.29 B03

Other-than-serious Gravity 00 19 instances
Issued
Jul 19, 2010
Abate by
Aug 12, 2010
Penalty
Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

1904.29 B03

Other-than-serious Gravity 00 8 instances
Issued
Jul 19, 2010
Abate by
Aug 12, 2010
Penalty
Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

1904.29 B03

Other-than-serious Gravity 00 1 instance
Issued
Jul 19, 2010
Abate by
Jul 22, 2010
Penalty
Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

1904.10 A

Other-than-serious Gravity 00 1 instance
Issued
Jul 19, 2010
Abate by
Aug 12, 2010
Penalty
Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $1000.00
  • — Z (O) $1000.00

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