SAVANNAH, GA ·
OSHA Inspection: ARIZONA CHEMICAL COMPANY, LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of ARIZONA CHEMICAL COMPANY, LLC in 1201 W. LATHROP AVENUE, SAVANNAH, GA 31415 (NAICS 325191). OSHA activity number 339239139.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ARIZONA CHEMICAL COMPANY, LLC
- Site address
- 1201 W. LATHROP AVENUE
- City
- SAVANNAH
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 31415
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 2028, SAVANNAH, GA 31402
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 325191
- Employees
- 164
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.119 D03 I D
- Issued
- Jan 28, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,125 · Current $2,475 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(D): The employer did not include, in the process safety information compilation, the relief system design and the design basis: a) Resin Plant, Vessel 2101 - On or about August 7, 2013 and times prior to, the process safety information for the rupture disk on the vessel (RD-2101) did not include the overpressure protection design basis for the fire scenario, exposing employees to a chemical hazard. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2475
- · Z (S) $4125
1910.119 F01
- Issued
- Jan 28, 2014
- Abate by
- May 15, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1): The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process: a) Throughout Resin Plant - On or about July of 2013 through October of 2013 and times prior to, the employer did not develop and implement clear written instructions in order for employees to safely prepare lime and zinc slurry batches for resination reactions, exposing employees to a burn hazard and health hazards. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4200
- · Z (S) $7000
1910.119 G01 I
- Issued
- Jan 28, 2014
- Abate by
- May 15, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(g)(1)(i): The employer did not train each employee before being involved in operating a newly assigned process in the operating procedures as specified in paragraph (f) of this section: a) Throughout Resin Plant - On or about July of 2013 through October of 2013 and times prior to, employees who cover positions in the plant when staff is shorthanded were not adequately trained in processes related to process safety management, exposing employees to a burn hazard and health hazards. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4200
- · Z (S) $7000
1910.119 J05
- Issued
- Jan 28, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 15, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,125 · Current $2,475 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(j)(5): The employer did not correct deficiencies in equipment that were outside acceptable limits (defined by the process safety information on paragraph (d) of this section) before further use: a) Yellow Stairway in Resin Plant, Adduct Pipeline (downstream of XV126AD and upstream of XV104ADB) - On or about August 21, 2013 and times prior to, the employer did not ensure that the pipeline, which was vibrating excessively, was corrected in a timely manner, exposing employees to struck-by and burn. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2475
- · Z (S) $4125
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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 339239139.
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