EAST LIVERPOOL, OH —
OSHA Inspection: HERITAGE-WTI, INC.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of HERITAGE-WTI, INC. in 1250 SAINT GEORGE STREET, EAST LIVERPOOL, OH 43920 (NAICS 562211). OSHA activity number 338078017.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HERITAGE-WTI, INC.
- Site address
- 1250 SAINT GEORGE STREET
- City
- EAST LIVERPOOL
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 43920
- Mailing
- 1250 SAINT GEORGE STREET, EAST LIVERPOOL, OH 43920
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 562211
- Employees
- 188
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.106 D07 IV
- Issued
- Jun 21, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $6,930 · Current $2,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.106(d)(7)(iv): Materials which will react with water were stored in the same room with flammable liquids: Between December 19, 2012 and December 29, 2012, the employer stored the water reactive chemical trimethylsilyl azide in the warehouse with containers of flammable hazardous liquids.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2100
- — Z (S) $6930
1910.120 K02 III
- Issued
- Jun 21, 2013
- Abate by
- Aug 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $6,930 · Current $4,851 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.120(k)(2)(iii): All employees leaving a contaminated area were not appropriately decontaminated and all contaminated clothing and/or equipment leaving a contaminated area was not appropriately disposed of or decontaminated: On December 29, 2012, the employer failed to evaluate the scope and need for decontaminating the employees, their clothing, and equipment for those who had responded to the explosion and fire involving the chemical trimethylsilyl azide. The employer also failed to decontaminate the employee who was injured in the explosion and fire before he was sent to the hospital.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4851
- — Z (S) $6930
1910.120 P01
- Issued
- Jun 21, 2013
- Abate by
- Aug 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $6,930 · Current $4,851 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.120(p)(1): The written safety and health program was not designed to identify, evaluate and control safety and health hazards in their facilities for the purpose of employee protection, to provide for emergency responses meeting the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.120(p)(8) and to address as appropriate site analysis, engineering controls, maximum exposure limits, hazardous waste handling procedures and uses of new technologies: The employer failed to verify that the chemical (trimethylsilyl azide) recorded on line one of the hazardous waste manifest (Manifest Tracking Number 000508825WAS) was included in the Wastestream Survey chemical constituents list for Wastestream 111024-24, Waste Class 005L, small containers of flammable liquids in consumer packaging. The employer also failed to verify that the chemical (trimethylsilyl azide) was in the packaging described in the Wastestream Survey, for Wastestream 111024-24, Waste Class 005L, which was defined as small containers of flammable liquids in consumer packaging. This resulted in an explosion and fire on December 29, 2012, while an employee was trying to open the hazardous waste container. These deficiencies in the program also resulted in the following: a) Deleted b) The employer's program did not ensure the correct processing of the material, in that the material was put on the split list and opened; and c) Deleted
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4851
- — Z (S) $6930
1910.120 P08 IV F
- Issued
- Jun 21, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 26, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $6,930 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.120(p)(8)(iv)(F): Based upon information available at the time of the emergency, the employer did not evaluate the incident and the site response capabilities and proceed with the appropriate steps to implement the site emergency response plan: On December 29, 2012, the emergency response following the fire and explosion which occurred on the splitting platform had the following deficiencies: a) The identity and properties of the chemical involved in the fire were not determined before employees approached the fire and added a water/foam mixture. The chemical in the drum was trimethylsilyl azide which is water reactive and the material safety data sheet states that water should never be used as an extinguishing agent; and b) At least one employee approached the fire without wearing an SCBA and used a fire extinguisher in an attempt to extinguish the fire.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $6930
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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 338078017.
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