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OSHA Inspection: SUN CHEMICAL INC

Federal Agency inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a federal Agency health inspection of SUN CHEMICAL INC in 390 CENTRAL AVE, EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ 07073 (NAICS 325910). OSHA activity number 337041784.

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broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Establishment
SUN CHEMICAL INC
Site address
390 CENTRAL AVE
City
EAST RUTHERFORD
State
NJ
ZIP
07073
Mailing
631 CENTRAL AVE, CARLSTADT, NJ 07072
Inspection type
Federal Agency (M)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
A
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
325910
Employees
33
Ownership type
A

5 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.36 E01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Apr 2, 2013
Abate by
Jun 17, 2013
Penalty
Initial $5,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.36(e)(1): A side-hinged door must be used to connect any room to an exit route:      a) Boiler Room, 390 Central Ave Site: Employees who entered the boiler room to check the water levels and add descaler were not provided with an exit, on or about 10/9/2012.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $3500
  • — Z (S) $5000

1910.110 E04 III

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Apr 2, 2013
Penalty
Initial $3,000 · Current $2,100 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.110(e)(4)(iii): Permanent and removable fuel containers were not securely mounted to prevent jarring loose, slipping, or rotating:    a) Plant, E. Rutherford:  The index pin on a Toyota forklift did not engage in the liquefied petroleum cylinder collar locating hole, thus allowing the cylinder to rotate during operation, on or about 12/3/2012.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $2100
  • — Z (S) $3000

1910.157 G04

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 7 exposed
Issued
Apr 2, 2013
Abate by
May 17, 2013
Penalty
Initial $7,000 · Current $4,900 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(4): Employees who have been designated to use fire fighting equipment as a part of the emergency action plan were not provided training in the use of appropriate equipment upon initial assignment and at least annually thereafter:    a)  Establishment: Employees who were allowed to use fire extinguishers were not provided with hands-on training in the use of fire extinguisher for emergency use and at least annually, on or about 10/9/2012.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $4900
  • — Z (S) $7000

1910.303 B02

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 9 exposed
Issued
Apr 2, 2013
Abate by
May 17, 2013
Penalty
Initial $7,000 · Current $4,900 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2):     Installation and use. Listed or labeled equipment shall be installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in the listing or labeling.    Pre-Mix Room:  Lighting fixtures located in the Pre-Mix room did not have the proper cages/covers installed, thus exposing employees to a potential electrical hazard, on or about 10/9/2012.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $4900
  • — Z (S) $7000

1910.1200 H01

Deleted Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Apr 2, 2013
Abate by
May 17, 2013
Penalty
Initial $3,000 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    a) Pre-mix Room, 390 Central Ave: Employees who were handling combustible dust such as, but not limited to, Gilsonite and Carbon black dust, and employees, who entered the room to do repair work, were not informed of the pontential hazards involved with combustible dusts, on or about 10/9/2012.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $3000

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