OSHA Inspection: COIM USA INC

Issued

Nov 8, 2011

Abate by

Dec 2, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,550 · Current $1,911 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22 (a)(2) The floor of every workroom was not maintained in a
clean and, so
far as possible, a dry condition.
a) Adhesives plant: The first and second floors of the plant near the
reactors had
chemicals on the floor and was not kept clean and dry, on or about 10/3/11.
b) Polyester plant: The first floor of the plant near the reactors and
dissolvers had
chemicals on the floor and was not kept clean and dry, on or about 10/3/11.
NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION
FOR THIS ITEM.  FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL
PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Nov 8, 2011

Abate by

Nov 11, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,550 · Current $1,913 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23 (a)(2) Every ladderway floor opening or platform was not
guarded by a
standard railing with standard toeboard on all exposed sides (except at
entrance
to opening),
with the passage through the railing either provided with a swinging gate
or so offset that a
person could not walk directly into the opening.
a) Polyester production plant between finishers: A swinging gate with a
standard
railing was not provided at the entrance to the waste pit, on or about
10/3/11.

Issued

Nov 8, 2011

Abate by

Dec 2, 2011

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23 (c)(1) Open-sided floors or platforms 4 feet or more above
adjacent floor or
ground level were not guarded by a standard railing (or the equivalent as
specified in
paragraph (e)(3) of this section) on all open sides except where there is
entrance to a ramp,
stairway, or fixed ladder.
a) Polyester plant tank truck filling platform: Employees filling tankers
with chemicals
stood on top of the trucks approximately 15 feet above the ground, without
fall
protection, on or about 10/3/11.
NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION
FOR THIS ITEM.  FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL
PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Nov 8, 2011

Abate by

Nov 11, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,400 · Current $2,551 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106 (e)(6)(ii) Class I liquids were not dispensed into
containers where the
nozzle and container were electrically interconnected:
a) Warehouse building 2: Employees did not bond a 55-gallon drum to a
safety can
when emptying solvent waste, on or about 10/12/11.
b) Warehouse building 2: Employees did not bond a pump on a 55-gallon drum
to a
safety can when filling the cans with acetone, on or about 10/12/11.

Issued

Nov 8, 2011

Abate by

Jan 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,400 · Current $2,551 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147 (f)(3)(ii)(D) Procedures were not developed, documented
and utilized for
the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in
the activities
covered by this section.
a) Polyester plant: Written procedures for lockout tagout did not include
such
information as, but not limited to, the specific energy sources, the
specific methods to
control the energy sources,the sequence of activities required to control
the hazards,
the location of the isolation devices used, how is stored energy in the
system released,
the necessity for air monitoring equipment and methods to test the system
to
determine de-energization, on or about 10/12/11.
NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION
FOR THIS ITEM.  FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL
PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Nov 8, 2011

Abate by

Jan 20, 2012

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147 (f)(3)(ii)(D) Each authorized employee did not affix a
personal lockout or
tagout device to the group lockout device, group lockbox, or comparable
mechanism when he
or she began work.
a) Polyester plant: Each authorized employee did not apply a personal lock
to
a group
lockout device when servicing the diothermic hot oil pump for reactor one,
on or
about 10/12/11.
NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION
FOR THIS ITEM.  FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL
PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Nov 8, 2011

Abate by

Dec 2, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,550 · Current $1,913 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 305 (g)(1)(iv)(A) Flexible cords and cables were used as a
substitute for the fixed
wiring of a structure:
a) Building three quality control lab: A VWR hotplate and a Thermo
Scientific Super
Nova Multiplace heater were powered by a power strip, on or about 10/12/11.
b) Warehouse building two research lab "one gallon hood": Mettler Toledo
and VWR
hot plates were powered by a power strip, on or about 10/12/11.
c) Warehouse building two research lab "five gallon hood": IKA mixers were
powered by power strips, on or about 10/12/11.
d) Warehouse building two boiler room: An extension cord was used to power
a
pump that operated a chiller, on or about 10/12/11.
e) Warehouse building two quality control pre-polymer applications lab: A
power
strip was used to power a heat gun used with the distillation unit, on or
about
10/12/11.
f) Warehouse building two quality control pre-polymer applications lab: An
extension
cord was used to power a power strip that operated a distillation unit, on
or about
10/12/11.
NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION
FOR THIS ITEM.  FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL
PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Nov 8, 2011

Abate by

Nov 11, 2011

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146 (c)(2) When the workplace contained permit spaces, the
employer did not
inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally
effective
means,
of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit
spaces.
a) Polyester production plant between finishers: The employer did not post
a confined
space sign at the waste pit that the employees enter to clean, on or about
10/3/11.

Issued

Nov 8, 2011

Abate by

Dec 2, 2011

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147 (c)(6) The employer did not certify that the periodic
inspections were
performed. The certification did not identify the machine or equipment on
which the energy
control procedure was being utilized, the date of the inspection, the
employees included in
the inspection, and the person performing the inspection.
a) Throughout facility: The employer did not certify that periodic
inspections were
completed for the energy control procedures, on or about 10/3/11.
NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION
FOR THIS ITEM.  FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL
PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.