SEBRING, OH · 2010-09-28 00:00:00

OSHA Inspection: BPI RECYCLING, LLC

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On 2010-09-28 00:00:00, OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BPI RECYCLING, LLC in 1100 N. JOHNSON RD., SEBRING, OH 44672 (NAICS 326121). OSHA activity number 314937947.

What this inspection record means

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broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment: BPI RECYCLING, LLC
Site address: 1100 N. JOHNSON RD.
City: SEBRING
State: OH
ZIP: 44672

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type: Complaint (B)
Scope: Partial (B)
Discipline: Safety
Advance notice: No
Union status: N

When did the case open and close?

Opened: 2010-09-28 00:00:00
Closing conference: 2010-12-09 00:00:00
Case closed: 2012-04-04 00:00:00
Last modified: 2013-04-29 00:00:00
Data loaded: 2013-05-01 02:06:22

Establishment context

NAICS code: 326121
SIC code (legacy): 3089
Employees: 21
Ownership type: A

Citations

16 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 2 instances 15 exposed

Issued: Mar 7, 2011
Abate by: Jun 30, 2011
Penalty: Initial $3,000 · Current $1,800 Reduced

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 process equipment which generate polypropylene dust and/or
polyethylene dust
such as, but not limited to Shredders #5 and #6, and the exhaust
ventilation systems associated
with them, in which there was a potential for a combustible dust
explosion, deflagration, and/or
fire which did not have explosion protection systems:
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable methods to correct this
hazard are:
1.Add explosion protection systems to the shredders and exhaust
ventilation such as, but
not limited to, deflagration venting, deflagration suppression, explosion
relief valves,
flame front diverters, flashback arrestors, or isolation valves;
2.Add dust collectors to the exhaust ventilation systems equipped with
explosion protection
systems;
3.Conduct and implement the recommendations of a process hazards analysis,
completed
by an individual knowledgeable about combustible dust and NFPA
654,Prevention of Fire
and Dust Explosions from the Manufacturing, Processing, and Handling of
Combustible
Particulate Solids, and/or comply with the prescriptive provision of
Chapters 6 through
12 of NFPA 654.

Recent events (2)

2011-03-29 00:00:00 · I (S) $1800.00
2011-03-07 00:00:00 · Z (S) $3000.00

1910.22 A01

Serious Gravity 05 2 instances 12 exposed

Issued: Mar 7, 2011
Abate by: Mar 25, 2011
Penalty: Initial $1,500 · Current $900 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2011-03-29 00:00:00 · I (S) $900.00
2011-03-07 00:00:00 · Z (S) $1500.00

1910.22 A02

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 12 exposed

Issued: Mar 7, 2011
Abate by: Mar 25, 2011

1910.23 A08

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 6 exposed

Issued: Mar 7, 2011
Abate by: Mar 25, 2011
Penalty: Initial $900 · Current $540 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2011-03-29 00:00:00 · I (S) $540.00
2011-03-07 00:00:00 · Z (S) $900.00

1910.23 C01

Serious Gravity 05 2 instances 5 exposed

Issued: Mar 7, 2011
Abate by: Mar 25, 2011
Penalty: Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2011-03-29 00:00:00 · I (S) $720.00
2011-03-07 00:00:00 · Z (S) $1200.00

1910.132 A

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 6 exposed

Issued: Mar 7, 2011
Abate by: Mar 25, 2011
Penalty: Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2011-03-29 00:00:00 · I (S) $720.00
2011-03-07 00:00:00 · Z (S) $1200.00

1910.145 C03

Serious Gravity 05 2 instances 12 exposed

Issued: Mar 7, 2011
Abate by: Jun 30, 2011
Penalty: Initial $1,500 · Current $900 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2011-03-29 00:00:00 · I (S) $900.00
2011-03-07 00:00:00 · Z (S) $1500.00

1910.151 B

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 21 exposed

Issued: Mar 7, 2011
Abate by: Mar 25, 2011
Penalty: Initial $1,500 · Current $900 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2011-03-29 00:00:00 · I (S) $900.00
2011-03-07 00:00:00 · Z (S) $1500.00

1910.178 C02 VII

Serious Gravity 05 2 instances 12 exposed

Issued: Mar 7, 2011
Abate by: Mar 25, 2011
Penalty: Initial $1,500 · Current $900 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2011-03-29 00:00:00 · I (S) $900.00
2011-03-07 00:00:00 · Z (S) $1500.00

1910.219 F03

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 6 exposed

Issued: Mar 7, 2011
Abate by: Mar 10, 2011
Penalty: Initial $540 · Current $540

1910.305 B02

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 6 exposed

Issued: Mar 7, 2011
Abate by: Mar 15, 2011
Penalty: Initial $1,500 · Current $900 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2011-03-29 00:00:00 · I (S) $900.00
2011-03-07 00:00:00 · Z (S) $1500.00

1910.305 G01 IIIA

Serious Gravity 01 5 instances 12 exposed

Issued: Mar 7, 2011
Abate by: Mar 25, 2011
Penalty: Initial $900

Recent events (2)

2011-03-29 00:00:00 · I (S)
2011-03-07 00:00:00 · Z (S) $900.00

1910.307 C02 I

Serious Gravity 05 5 instances 12 exposed

Issued: Mar 7, 2011
Abate by: Mar 25, 2011
Penalty: Initial $1,500 · Current $900 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2011-03-29 00:00:00 · I (S) $900.00
2011-03-07 00:00:00 · Z (S) $1500.00

1910.1200 H

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 8 exposed

Issued: Mar 7, 2011
Abate by: Mar 25, 2011
Penalty: Initial $1,500

Recent events (2)

2011-03-29 00:00:00 · I (S)
2011-03-07 00:00:00 · Z (S) $1500.00

1904.7 B03

Other-than-serious Gravity 00 1 instance 1 exposed

Issued: Mar 7, 2011
Abate by: Mar 15, 2011

1910.132 F04

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 21 exposed

Issued: Mar 7, 2011
Abate by: Mar 25, 2011

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Source

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