PROCTOR, WV —
OSHA Inspection: EAGLE NATRIUM, LLC
Federal Agency inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency health inspection of EAGLE NATRIUM, LLC in 15696 ENERGY ROAD STATE ROUTE 2, PROCTOR, WV 26055 (NAICS 325180). OSHA activity number 339976532.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- EAGLE NATRIUM, LLC
- Site address
- 15696 ENERGY ROAD STATE ROUTE 2
- City
- PROCTOR
- State
- WV
- ZIP
- 26055
- Mailing
- PO BOX 191, NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV 26155
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 325180
- Employees
- 500
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Mar 19, 2015
- Abate by
- Feb 23, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,000 Reduced
2260
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(a): Personal protective equipment for eyes and face or protective clothing were not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered: (a) The employer did not ensure that employees were wearing face shields or protective clothing that was resistant to corrosive liquids while breaking into lines and equipment containing corrosive liquids such as 70 percent caustic solution. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $4000
- — C (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.132 F03 III
- Issued
- Mar 19, 2015
- Abate by
- Mar 31, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
2260
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(3)(iii): The employer did not retrain employees when inadequacies in the affected employee's use of PPE indicated the employee had not retained the requisite understanding: (a) Caustic Department: The employer did not conduct retraining of employees and supervisors on the proper personal protective equipment to wear in that company documentation showed that maintenance supervisors, who are responsible for selecting the PPE for a job, were consistently instructing employees to wear only monogoggles while breaking into lines and equipment containing corrosive liquids such as 70 percent caustic solution as determined on or about October 10, 2014. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Mar 19, 2015
- Abate by
- Mar 31, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced
2260
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered: (a) Caustic Department: The employer did not ensure that employees (maintenance) were wearing protective clothing that was resistant to corrosive liquids while breaking into lines and equipment containing corrosive liquids such as 70 percent caustic solution as determined on or about October 10, 2014. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.147 C04 II D
- Issued
- Mar 19, 2015
- Abate by
- Feb 23, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
2260
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(D): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the requirements for testing a machine or equipment to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices, tagout devices, and other energy control: (a) The lockout checklist used by employees did not include sufficiently specific procedural steps to verify that the energy controls applied were effective. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $7000
- — C (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.147 C04 II B
- Issued
- Mar 19, 2015
- Abate by
- Mar 31, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
2260
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy: (a) Caustic Department Tank Farm: On or about September 19, 2014, a clear and specific energy isolation procedure was not developed, documented, and utilized, prior to the maintenance job of removing a valve and line blank from a 70 percent caustic loading line, that described how the isolation valves would be secured and how all energy would be released from the lines that would be opened. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (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 339976532.
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