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OSHA Inspection: FLINT HILLS CLAY WORKS, INC.

Planned inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of FLINT HILLS CLAY WORKS, INC. in 126 W MAIN ST, MARION, KS 66861 (NAICS 327110). OSHA activity number 341029429.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
126 W MAIN ST
City
MARION
State
KS
ZIP
66861
Mailing
126 W MAIN ST, MARION, KS 66861
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
327110
Employees
1
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.134 C

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Apr 20, 2016
Abate by
Jun 3, 2016
Penalty
Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use:  An employee required to wear a half mask dual cartridge respirator while mixing chemicals which contained crystalline silica was exposed to respiratory hazards in that a written respiratory protection program had not been developed and implemented.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1120
  • — Z (S) $1600

1910.134 G01 I A

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Apr 20, 2016
Abate by
Jun 3, 2016
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): The employer shall not permit respirators with tight-fitting facepieces to be worn by employees who have facial hair that comes between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interferes with valve function:  An employee required to wear a half mask dual cartridge respirator while mixing chemicals which contained crystalline silica was exposed to respiratory hazards in that facial hair, which came between the sealing surface of the respirator and the face, had not been removed.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.1200 E01

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Apr 20, 2016
Abate by
Jun 3, 2016
Penalty
Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  Employees engaged in mixing activities, at the clay mixer, using chemicals which contained crystalline silica, were exposed to respiratory hazards in that a written hazard communication program had not been developed and was not maintained at the workplace.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $840
  • — Z (S) $1200

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 341029429.

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