LYNDHURST, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: POLYURETHANE SPECIALTIES COMPANY, INC.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of POLYURETHANE SPECIALTIES COMPANY, INC. in 624 SCHUYLER AVENUE, LYNDHURST, NJ 07071 (NAICS 325211). OSHA activity number 339870677.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- POLYURETHANE SPECIALTIES COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 624 SCHUYLER AVENUE
- City
- LYNDHURST
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07071
- Mailing
- 624 SCHUYLER AVENUE, LYNDHURST, NJ 07071
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
- 325211
- Employees
- 18
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Dec 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: a) Facility: The energy control procedure in the company Lockout/Tagout program was not the site specific and did not describe how the machines or equipment including, but not limited to, Tank R1 Agitator, Tank 2 Agitator, and Ethylene Glycol Tank Pump, shall be isolated from the energy sources and rendered inoperative to protect the employees from unexpected release of stored energy, on or about 07/29/14.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1200
- — Z (S) $2000
1910.176 C
- Issued
- Dec 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $1,440 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.176(c): Storage areas were not kept free from accumulation of materials that constituted hazards from tripping, fire, explosion or pest harborage: a) "Cold Room": About 15 gallons of Sodium Chlorite and about 50 pounds of Neopentyl Glycol were stored together creating a fire hazard, on or about 07/29/14.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1440
- — Z (S) $2400
1910.1200 E01 I
- Issued
- Dec 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The written hazard communication program did not include a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present, using an identity that was referenced on the appropriate material safety data sheet: a) Facility: The company Hazard Communication program did not have a list of hazardous materials known to be located at the work place including, but not limited to, Sodium Chlorite, 5% GST, and Adipic Acid, on or about 07/29/14.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1200
- — Z (S) $2000
1910.1200 F06 II
- Issued
- Dec 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical: a) Outdoor storage place, aka "Cold Room": 30 gallon metal container with Sodium Chlorite was not labeled, on or about 07/29/14.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 G01
- Issued
- Dec 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use: a) Facility: The employer did not have a safety data sheet for Sodium Chlorite which was stored at the workplace, on or about 07/29/14
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $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 339870677.
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