PORT LAVACA, TX —
OSHA Inspection: INEOS NITRILES
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of INEOS NITRILES in 10350 TX HWY 185 NORTH, PORT LAVACA, TX 77979 (NAICS 325199). OSHA activity number 340069145.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- INEOS NITRILES
- Site address
- 10350 TX HWY 185 NORTH
- City
- PORT LAVACA
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77979
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 659, PORT LAVACA, TX 77979
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 325199
- Employees
- 121
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2015
- Abate by
- Mar 11, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,025 · Current $0 Reduced
00600120
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form: Inside of the laboratory, employees were performing chemical analysis under laboratory ventilation hoods. The employer did not make a reasonable evaluation of the employees exposure to the hazardous chemicals after the ventilation system was changed on: a) Hood 6B; b) Hood 6C; c) Hood 6E-1; d) Hood 6E-2; e) Hood 6F-1; f) Hood 6F-2; g) Hood 6G; h) Hood 6H-1; j) Hood 6H-2; i) Hood 6H-3; and, k) Hood 6J;
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2025
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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 340069145.
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