NIAGARA FALLS, NY ·
OSHA Inspection: DUREZ CORPORATION
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of DUREZ CORPORATION in 5000 PACKARD ROAD, NIAGARA FALLS, NY 14304 (NAICS 325991). OSHA activity number 334497534.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- DUREZ CORPORATION
- Site address
- 5000 PACKARD ROAD
- City
- NIAGARA FALLS
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14304
- Mailing
- 5000 PACKARD ROAD, NIAGARA FALLS, NY 14304
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
- 325991
- Employees
- 58
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.119 D03 II
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2012
- Abate by
- Nov 24, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,600 · Current $0 Reduced
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) On or about 8/31/12, receiver T-M303 rupture disc discharge pipe was horizontal and located 22 feet above the east alley in the wall of Resin Production building M-3. A release from this discharge pipe would send flammable distillate liquid into the east alley between Resin Production building M-3 and the sewage treatment plant bio tower. The employer did not document that the T-M303 rupture disc discharge pipe complied with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $3600
1910.119 E03 V
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2012
- Abate by
- Nov 24, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(e)(3)(v): The process hazard analysis did not address facility siting. a) On or about 8/31/12, receiver T-M303 rupture disc discharge pipe was horizontal and located 22 feet above the east alley in the wall of Resin Production building M-3. A release from this discharge pipe would send flammable distillate liquid into the east alley between Resin Production building M-3 and the sewage treatment plant bio tower. The siting checklist in "Durez Corporation Revalidation Reactors K1 - K5 PHR," Reval006-2, November 2007 did not address the release of flammable distillate liquid from receiver T-M303 rupture disc disharge pipe. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.119 O01
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2012
- Abate by
- Mar 1, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,600 · Current $3,600
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(o)(1): The employer did not certify that they have evaluated compliance with the provisions of this section at least every three years: (a) On or about and 9/5/12, including, but not limited to, Kettles 1-6 in Resin Production (Building M-3) - The employer did not conduct a compliance audit at least every three years. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3600
- · Z (S) $3600
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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 334497534.
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