BROOKLYN, NY —
OSHA Inspection: NALCO COMPANY
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of NALCO COMPANY in 6 METROTECH CTR., BROOKLYN, NY 11201 (NAICS 221330). OSHA activity number 339824518.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- NALCO COMPANY
- Site address
- 6 METROTECH CTR.
- City
- BROOKLYN
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 11201
- Mailing
- 1601 WEST DIEHL ROAD, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563
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
- 221330
- Employees
- 38000
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Dec 23, 2014
- Abate by
- Jan 8, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $70,000 · Current $7,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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 employees in that employees were exposed to an explosion caused by use of unapproved chemical in biocide system: a) NALCO employees working at NYU-Polytechnic Campus (Bldg. 6) in Brooklyn, NY 11218: On or about June 25, 2014 employees were exposed to the hazard of fire and / or explosion caused by adding unapproved chemical into slime control system in cooling tower.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $7000
- — C (W) $70000
- — Z (W) $70000
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Dec 23, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
9730R224
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: a) NALCO employees working at NYU-Polytechnic Campus (Bldg. 6) in Brooklyn, NY 11218: On or about June 25, 2014 employees were exposed to the hazard of fire and / or explosion caused by adding unapproved chemical (Check Mark MB-60)into slime control system in cooling tower. The employee had not been previously trained on the newly introduced chemical. b)NALCO employees working at NYU-Polytechnic Campus (Bldg.6) in Brooklyn, NY 11218: On or about June 25, 2014 employees were exposed to the hazard of fire and/or explosion caused by adding an unapproved chemical (Check Mark MB-60) into slime control system in cooling tower. The employer did not fully document its training of the employees regarding the requirement to conduct a risk hazard assessment before introducing a new chemical. NOTE: BECAUSE ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION IS ALREADY DOCUMENTED IN THE CASEFILE, THE EMPLOYER NEED NOT SUBMIT CERTIFICATION NOR DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION AS NORMALLY REQUIRED BY 29 CFR 1903.19.
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 339824518.
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