OSHA Inspection: GRIGNARD COMPANY, LLC

Issued

2014-07-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $663.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1):  Places of employment were not kept clean.     a/ Grignard/Rahway NJ Site: Mixing/Blending Area.  Where dry ingredients (including but not limited to Calcium Stearate Tallow Based Powder) are processed, the floor, the machines, and machine components were not maintained free of combustible dust from the ingredients using approved equipment & procedures. Machines include but not limited to Ribbon Blenders and Mixers.    Observed on/or about 05/07/2014.

Issued

2014-07-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $663.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(d): Flammable liquids were not drawn from or transferred into vessel(s), container(s), or portable tank(s) within a building through a closed piping system, from safety cans, by means of a device drawing through the top, or from a container or portable tank by gravity through an approved self-closing valve:     a/ Grignard/Rahway NJ Site: Mixing/Blending Area: Methanol/Alcohol (Flash Point 52 F /Boiling point 148.5 F) Class 1B, Category II flammable liquid.      Methanol/Alcohol (including but not limited to) is stored in and dispensed from 1 gallon metal containers without the use of a safety can or an approved self-closing valve.    Observed on/or about 05/07/2014.

Issued

2014-07-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $884.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazard(s) created by falling hazard:     a/ Grignard/Rahway NJ Site: Mixing/Blending Area:  Tanks #9, #10 and #11. Three electrically powered vertical mixing tanks with vertical agitators, and 3000 gal. capacity,were not adequately guarded to prevent employees from falling into the mixers during dispensing, monitoring and washing operations. The covers provided did not have grates under them with openings only large enough to allow for hoses/brushes for washing the insides and for the raw material being dispensed.    Observed on/or about 05/07/2014.

Issued

2014-07-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $884.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c):  Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous Class II, Division 2 locations were not intrinsically safe, or approved for the hazardous Class Division 2 location, or safe for the hazardous Class II Division 2 location:     a/ Grignard/Rahway NJ Site: Mixing/Blending Area:  Equipment including but not limited to cleaning and electrical devices for hazardous Class II Division 2 location was not provided.      1/ Approved vacuum cleaning equipment rated Class II division 2 was not used where employees are required to remove residual dry ingredients (including but not limited to Calcium Stearate Tallow Based Powder) from machinery/equipment, platforms and the surrounding floor.      2/ Dust Collection System Area: Mixing/Blending Room(s). Approved Class II, Division 2 electrical receptacles were not used in that standard electrical outlet(s) and light switch(es) were provided Class II Division 2 electrical receptacle(s) and portable electric equipment were not used when located within 25 ft. of a Class II Division 2 location.    Observed on/or about 05/07/2014.    Reference:    Sites Safety Data Sheets: Hazardous Ingredients Identity InformationCalcium Stearate Tallow Based Powder  NFPA 499 Classification of Combustible Dusts and of Hazardous (Classified) Locations for Electrical Installations in Chemical Process Areas 2008 Edition  Chapter 5 Section 5.3      NFPA 654 Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions from the Manufacturing, Processing, and Handling of Combustible Particulate Solids 2006 Edition  Chapter 6 Section 6.6      NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace - Article 440.4 29 CFR 1910.307 General

Issued

2014-07-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.110(d)(10): Precautions were not taken to prevent damage to LP gas system(s) from vehicular traffic:  a/ Grignard/Rahway NJ Site: Ramp Leading to Shipping/Receiving Yard: One metal cage (12 tank capacity) used to store standard size Propane tanks for industrial trucks was stored near the ramp used for forklift travel.  Propane tanks were not distanced a minimum 10 ft. from forklift traffic.  Observed on/or about 05/07/2014.

Issued

2014-07-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of this section, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer.  a/Grignard/Rahway NJ Site: Mixing/Blending Area:  Appendix D of the respiratory regulation was not provided   to employees who are allowed to use respirators on a voluntary basis.   Observed on/or about 05/07/2014.

Issued

2014-07-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c):  Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    a/ Grignard/Rahway NJ Site: Warehouse Chemical Storage Area.  An eye wash facility was not provided where corrosive products are stored and handled by industrial truck operators, including but not limited to chemicals marked Corrosive 8.    Observed on/or about 05/07/2014.

Issued

2014-07-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2):  Employees were not provided information and training on the new 2012 Hazard Communication Global Harmonizing System:  a/ Grignard/Rahway NJ Site: Training was not provided to employees on the new chemical Data Sheets and Labeling - effective December 1, 2013. Chemicals include but not limited to Methanol. Propane, Corrosive 8 and Calcium Stearate Tallow Based Powder.    Observed on/or about 05/07/2014.