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OSHA Inspection: THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY

Planned inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL COMPANY in 4900 BEECH STREET, CINCINNATI, OH 45212 (NAICS 325998). OSHA activity number 331918037.

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broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
4900 BEECH STREET
City
CINCINNATI
State
OH
ZIP
45212
Mailing
4900 BEECH STREET, CINCINNATI, OH 45212
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
325998
Employees
175
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.305 B02 I

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
May 17, 2012
Penalty
Initial $3,825 · Current $1,900 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8870

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i):  Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:    (a)  The cover plate for the electrical outlet near the door in the Operators office in Building J was broken, exposing the employees to live parts.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1900
  • — Z (S) $3825

1910.1026 H03 III

Serious Gravity 1 2 exposed
Issued
May 17, 2012
Penalty
Initial $2,295 · Current $2,300

Hazardous substances 0689

29 CFR 1910.1026(h)(3)(iii): The employer did not inform any person who laundered or cleaned protective clothing or equipment contaminated with chromium (VI) of the potentially harmful effects of exposure to chromium (VI) and that the clothing and equipment should be laundered or cleaned in a manner that minimizes skin or eye contact with chromium (VI) and effectively prevents the release of airborne chromium (VI) in excess of the permissible exposure limit:      (a) The company that laundered the personal protective equipment used to protect employees from exposure to hexavalent chromium, was not warned that the equipment may be contaminated with hexavalent chromium and should be laundered in a manner that minimizes skin and eye contact.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2300
  • — Z (S) $2295

1910.1026 J03 II

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 7 exposed
Issued
May 17, 2012
Penalty
Initial $2,295 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0689

29 CFR 1910.1026(j)(3)(ii): The employer did not ensure that bags or containers of waste, scrap, debris, and any other materials contaminated with chromium (VI) that were consigned for disposal were labeled in accordance with the requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200:    (a) The waste container used for personal protective equipment contaminated with hexavalent chromium did not have an identity and warning label for hexavalent chromium.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $2295

1910.146 G03

Deleted Other-than-serious 4 exposed
Issued
May 17, 2012
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.146(g)(3):  The employer did not provide training that established employee proficiency in the duties required by 29 CFR 1910.146, Permit-required confined spaces, and did not introduce new or revised procedures, as necessary, for compliance:    (a) The training provided to the employees did not establish employee proficiency in the duties required by 29 CFR 1910.146, in that explosive gases are recorded prior to the oxygen levels, i.e. in the incorrect order as specified on the entry permit, instead of testing first for oxygen, then explosive gases, and then nitrogen dioxide as correctly specified in the employer's written permit-space program.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (O) $0

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