EL DORADO, AR —
OSHA Inspection: EL DORADO CHEMICAL COMPANY
Programmed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a programmed Related safety inspection of EL DORADO CHEMICAL COMPANY in 4500 NW AVE., EL DORADO, AR 71730 (NAICS 325188). OSHA activity number 334319324.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- EL DORADO CHEMICAL COMPANY
- Site address
- 4500 NW AVE.
- City
- EL DORADO
- State
- AR
- ZIP
- 71730
- Mailing
- 4500 NW AVE., EL DORADO, AR 71730
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Programmed Related (J)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- Yes
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 325188
- Employees
- 140
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.119 D03 II
- Issued
- Aug 9, 2012
- Abate by
- Sep 21, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(ii): The employer shall document that equipment complies with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices. On or about May 15, 2012 and times prior thereto, at the facility located at 4500 Northwest Avenue in El Dorado, Arkansas, the employer did not comply with recognized and generally acceptable good engineering practice (RAGAGEP) when it failed to protect employees inside an inadequately protected structure that was exposed to explosion, fire and high pressure hazards. An explosion of the B-reactor in the DSN plant completely destroyed the operator control room.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $7000
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 334319324.
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