KENOVA, WV ·
OSHA Inspection: BRASKEM AMERICA, INC.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of BRASKEM AMERICA, INC. in 200 BIG SANDY ROAD, KENOVA, WV 25530 (NAICS 325211). OSHA activity number 334095437.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BRASKEM AMERICA, INC.
- Site address
- 200 BIG SANDY ROAD
- City
- KENOVA
- State
- WV
- ZIP
- 25530
- Mailing
- 200 BIG SANDY ROAD, KENOVA, WV 25530
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 325211
- Employees
- 112
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.119 D03 I D
- Issued
- Jul 16, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 31, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $4,250 · Current $4,250
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(D): Process safety information developed by the employer did not include relief system design and design basis: (a) Area 11: Employees were exposed to an explosion and fire hazard in that the employer did not document the relief design necessary to protect the F-1101 Propylene Compressor Knockout Drum from overpressurization and rupture due to carryover pressure from other vessels when they are experiencing excessive pressures as documented on May 9 2012. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4250
- · Z (S) $4250
1910.119 D03 II
- Issued
- Jul 16, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 13, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(ii): The employer did not document that equipment complies with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices. (a) Area 11: Employees were exposed to an explosion and fire hazard in that the F-1101 Propylene Compressor Knockout Drum was not protected from over pressurization and rupture due to carryover pressure from other vessels when they are experiencing excessive pressures as documented on May 9, 2012. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 334095437.
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