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OSHA Inspection: DYNO NOBEL INC.

Referral inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of DYNO NOBEL INC. in 1320 GALIFFA DRIVE, DONORA, PA 15033 (NAICS 325311). OSHA activity number 314110578.

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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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Establishment
DYNO NOBEL INC.
Site address
1320 GALIFFA DRIVE
City
DONORA
State
PA
ZIP
15033
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
Y
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
325311
SIC code (legacy)
2873
Employees
42
Ownership type
A

8 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.134 D01 III

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jul 5, 2011
Abate by
Jul 8, 2011
Penalty
Initial $7,000 · Current $5,250 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii):  The employer did not identify and evaluate
the respiratory
hazard(s) in the workplace, including a reasonable estimate of employee
exposure to respiratory
hazard(s):
In the Nitric Acid Plant, on or about January 28, 2011 - The employer did
not evaluate the
respiratory hazards in the workplace, in that maintenance employee
exposure to nitrogen oxides
(NOx) was not estimated prior to exposure.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $5250.00
  • — Z (S) $7000.00

1910.119 E03 V

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Jul 5, 2011
Abate by
Jan 6, 2012
Penalty
Initial $7,000 · Current $5,250 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.119(e)(3)(v):  The process hazard analysis did not address
facility siting:
In the facility, on or about April 8, 2011 - The employer's process hazard
analysis (PHA) did
not address facility siting.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $5250.00
  • — Z (S) $7000.00

1910.119 O04

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Jul 5, 2011
Abate by
Aug 8, 2011
29 CFR 1910.119(o)(4):  The employer did not determine and document an
appropriate response
to each of the findings of the compliance audit required by 29 CFR
1910.119(o)(1), and
document that the deficiencies had been corrected:
In the Facility, on or about April 8, 2011 - The employer did not document
that
audit
deficiencies regarding facility siting had been corrected.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.119 F01

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Jul 5, 2011
Abate by
Aug 8, 2011
Penalty
Initial $5,000 · Current $3,750 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1):  The employer did not develop and implement written
operating
procedures that provided clear instructions for safety conducting
activities in each covered
process consistent with the process safety information and which addressed
the elements listed
in 29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(i) through (f)(1)(v):
In the Nitric Acid Plant, on or about March 25, 2011 - The employer did
not develop and
implement an operating procedure which covers communications and other
activities involving
shift changes.g
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $3750.00
  • — Z (S) $5000.00

1910.119 J05

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jul 5, 2011
Abate by
Jul 8, 2011
Penalty
Initial $7,000 · Current $5,250 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.119(j)(5):  The employer did not correct deficiencies in
equipment that were
outside acceptable limits (as defined by process information in 29 CFR
1910.119(d) before
further use or in a safe and timely manner:
In the Nitric Acid Plant, on or about February 3, 2011 - The employer did
not ensure that
deficiencies associated with process piping (Cascade Cooler) were
corrected in a safe and timely
manner.ed
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $5250.00
  • — Z (S) $7000.00

1910.119 L01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jul 5, 2011
Abate by
Jul 8, 2011
Penalty
Initial $7,000 · Current $5,250 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.119(l)(1):  The employer did not establish and implement
written procedures to
manage changes to process chemicals, technology, equipment, and
procedures; and, changes to
facilities that affect a covered process:
In the Nitric Acid Plant, on or about January 28, 2011, the employer did
not establish and
implement written procedures to manage changes to process equipment when
repairing a process
leak with an improvised clamp on piping associated with the Cascade
Cooler.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $5250.00
  • — Z (S) $7000.00

1910.119 L02 II

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Jul 5, 2011
Abate by
Jul 8, 2011
29 CFR 1910.119(l)(2)(ii):  The written procedures to manage changes did
not assure that the
impact of the change on safety and health was addressed prior to any
change:
In the Facility, on or about June 3, 2011 - The employer's written
procedures to manage
changes to the ammonia cooldown line and Ammonia Vaporizer (E-2) did not
address the impact
of the changes on safety and health.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.1200 H03 I

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jul 5, 2011
Abate by
Aug 8, 2011
Penalty
Initial $7,000 · Current $5,250 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(i):  Employee training did not include the methods
and observations
that may be used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical
in
the work area
(such as monitoring conducted by the employer, continuous monitoring
devices, visual
appearance or odor of hazardous chemicals when being released, etc.):
In the Nitric Acid Plant, on or about February 3, 2011 - The employer did
not ensure that
maintenance employees were trained in the methods and observations that
may be used to detect
the presence or release of nitrogen oxides in the work area, such as, but
not limited to air
monitoring or visual appearance or odor.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $5250.00
  • — Z (S) $7000.00

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