NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV —
OSHA Inspection: IPI, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of IPI, INC. in AXIALL CORPORATION ROUTE 2, NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV 26155 (NAICS 238320). OSHA activity number 339105769.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- IPI, INC.
- Site address
- AXIALL CORPORATION ROUTE 2
- City
- NEW MARTINSVILLE
- State
- WV
- ZIP
- 26155
- Mailing
- 6211 FRAME ROAD, SUITE A, ELKVIEW, WV 25071
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 238320
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 25, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200
1732
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee(s) ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: (Construction Reference 1926.103): (a) Axiall Plant: The employer requires an employees to wear a 3M 6200 half mask tight fitting respirator and Nova supplied air blasting helmets while conducting abrasive blasting and coating activities. The employer has not provided employees with a medical evaluation prior to required respirator use, as determined on August 7, 2013. Abatement Certification Required for this Item.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $1200
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 25, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1732
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator: (Construction Reference 1926.103): (a) Axiall Plant: The employer required employees to wear a 3M 6200 half mask tight fitting respirators while conducting coating activities using Carboline 9570, which contains but not limited to, 4,4-methylenedianaline. The employer did not ensure that each employee was provided with a fit test prior to required respirator use, as determined on August 7, 2013. Abatement Certification Required for this Item.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H03
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 25, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1732
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3): The employee training did not include the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(i) through (h)(3)(iv): (Construction Reference 1926.59): (a) Axiall Plant: Employees used Carboline 9570, which contains 4,4-methylenedianiline (MDA), to coat the inside of industrial tanks. The employer has not provided employees training on the hazards associated with the use of the Carboline 9570 and MDA, as determined on August 7, 2013. Abatement Certification Required for this Item.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1926.60 F02
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1732
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.60(f)(2): Initial monitoring was not conducted to determine accurately the airborne concentrations of methylenedianiline to which employees were exposed: (a) Axiall Plant: Employees used Carboline 9570, which contains 4,4-methylenedianiline (MDA), to coat the inside of industrial tanks. The employer did not conduct initial employee exposure monitoring to determine the employees exposure level, as determined on August 7, 2013.
Recent events (1)
- — 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 339105769.
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