GEISMAR, LA ·
OSHA Inspection: WILLIAMS OLEFINS, LLC
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of WILLIAMS OLEFINS, LLC in 5205 HWY 3115, GEISMAR, LA 70734 (NAICS 325110). OSHA activity number 339577462.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WILLIAMS OLEFINS, LLC
- Site address
- 5205 HWY 3115
- City
- GEISMAR
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70734
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 470, GEISMAR, LA 70734
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
- 325110
- Employees
- 120
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Mar 12, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 22, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employee(s) in that employee(s) were exposed to the hazard of fire. On or about September 13, 2013, at the DA-203, the employer did not ensure that pyrophoric materials were removed prior to introduction of air into the DA-203 Caustic Wash Tower. Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct the hazard includes, but is not limited to the following: a) A chemical rinse to remove the pyrophoric material prior to allowing dry pyrophoric material to come into contact with air.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $7000
- · C (S) $7000
- · Z (S) $7000
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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 339577462.
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