CONSHOHOCKEN, PA —
OSHA Inspection: JOHNSON MATTHEY INC.
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of JOHNSON MATTHEY INC. in 900 SCHUYLKILL RIVER ROAD, CONSHOHOCKEN, PA 19428 (NAICS 325411). OSHA activity number 340784313.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- JOHNSON MATTHEY INC.
- Site address
- 900 SCHUYLKILL RIVER ROAD
- City
- CONSHOHOCKEN
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19428
- Mailing
- 900 SCHUYLKILL RIVER ROAD, CONSHOHOCKEN, PA 19428
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 325411
- Employees
- 95
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2016
- Abate by
- Feb 5, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $6,850 Reduced
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) Quad I, PFD Suite - On or about July 17, 2015, employees exposed to falls hazards in excess of 8 feet above a lower level, while inspecting the interior of the Pressure Filter Dryer (F-1860), were not provided with personal fall protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6850
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.146 D02
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2016
- Abate by
- Feb 5, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $6,850 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(2): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not identify and evaluate the hazards of permit spaces before employees entered: (a) Quad I, PFD Suite - On or about July 17, 2015, where employees entered a confined space containing mechanical, atmospheric, and physical hazards, the employer did not identify and evaluate the hazards of the space prior to entry.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6850
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.146 D03
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2016
- Abate by
- Feb 5, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations: (a) Quad I, PFD Suite - On or about July 17, 2015, where employees entered a Pressure Filter Dryer vessel containing mechanical, atmospheric, and physical hazards, the employer did not develop and implement procedures to ensure safe entry into the space.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.146 G01
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2016
- Abate by
- Feb 5, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1): The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146: (a) Quad I, PFD Suite - On or about July 17, 2015, where employees entered a Pressure Filter Dryer vessel containing mechanical, atmospheric, and physical hazards, employees were not provided with training applicable to the level of an entrant of a permit required confined space.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.146 C02
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2016
- Abate by
- Feb 5, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $2,136
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces: (a) Quad I, PFD Suite - On or about July 17, 2015, employees were not informed by the posting of danger signs or other equally effective means, of the existence and location and dangers posed by a permit space containing mechanical, atmospheric, and physical hazards. NOTE: A sign reading DANGER-PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE, DO NOT ENTER or using other similar language would satisfy the requirement for a sign.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2136.25
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2016
- Abate by
- Feb 5, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,675 · Current $2,136 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) Quad I, PFD Suite - On or about July 17, 2015, where employees were inspecting Pressure Dryer Filter F-1680, specific procedures for the de-energization of all hazardous energy sources to include, but not limited to electrical, hydraulic, gas sources were not developed or documented.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2136.25
- — Z (S) $4675
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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 340784313.
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