CHICAGO, IL —
OSHA Inspection: NATIONAL PROCESSING COMPANY
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of NATIONAL PROCESSING COMPANY in 429 W. 127TH ST., CHICAGO, IL 60628 (NAICS 332813). OSHA activity number 334557949.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NATIONAL PROCESSING COMPANY
- Site address
- 429 W. 127TH ST.
- City
- CHICAGO
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60628
- Mailing
- 4506 W. CLINE AVE., EAST CHICAGO, IN 46312
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332813
- Employees
- 32
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 C04
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2012
- Abate by
- Sep 12, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,975 · Current $2,083 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space program that complies with 29 CFR 1910.146: On or about June 5, 2012, in the facility, employees required to enter indoor and outdoor pits during maintenance and repair operations were exposed to the hazard of contact with corrosive chemicals (i.e. hydrochloric acid) and slips and trips. The employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2082.5
- — Z (S) $2975
1910.146 D02
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2012
- Abate by
- Sep 12, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,975 · Current $2,083 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(2): Under the permit space program required by paragraph (c)(4) of this section, the employer did not identify and evaluate the hazards of permit spaces before employees entered them: On or about June 5, 2012, in the facility, employees required to enter indoor and outdoor pits during maintenance and repair operations were exposed to the hazard of contact with corrosive chemicals (i.e. hydrochloric acid). The employer did not identify and evaluate the hazard of employee contact with airborne corrosive chemical mists and/or vapors before employees entered the pits.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2082.5
- — Z (S) $2975
1910.146 D10
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2012
- Abate by
- Sep 12, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(10): Under the permit space program required by paragraph (c)(4) of this section, the employer did not develop and implement a system for the preparation, issuance, use, and cancellation of entry permits as required by this section: On or about June 5, 2012, in the facility, employees required to enter indoor and outdoor pits during maintenance and repair operations were exposed to the hazard of contact with corrosive chemicals (i.e. hydrochloric acid) and slips and trips. The employer did not develop and implement a system for the preparation, issuance, use, and cancellation of entry permits as required by this section.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.132 D02
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2012
- Abate by
- Sep 12, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identified the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identified the document as a certification of hazard assessment: On or about June 5, 2012, in the facility, employees required to perform steel pickling and maintenance operations were exposed to skin and eye hazards necessitating the use of personal protective equipment. The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.146 K02 IV
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2012
- Abate by
- Sep 12, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(k)(2)(iv): The employer did not ensure that affected employees practiced making permit space rescues at least once every 12 months, by means of simulated rescue operations in which they removed dummies, manikins, or actual persons from the actual permit spaces or from representative permit spaces: On or about June 5, 2012, in the facility, employees required to enter indoor and outdoor pits during maintenance and repair operations were exposed to the hazard of contact with corrosive chemicals (i.e. hydrochloric acid) and slips and trips. The employer did not ensure that employees who had been designated to provide permit space rescue and emergency services practiced making rescues at least once every 12 months.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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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 334557949.
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