COLUMBUS, OH —
OSHA Inspection: GFS CHEMICALS
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of GFS CHEMICALS in 851 MCKINLEY AVENUE, COLUMBUS, OH 43222 (NAICS 325199). OSHA activity number 341228641.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GFS CHEMICALS
- Site address
- 851 MCKINLEY AVENUE
- City
- COLUMBUS
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 43222
- Mailing
- 851 MCKINLEY AVENUE, COLUMBUS, OH 43222
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 325199
- Employees
- 60
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.119 H02 II
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2016
- Abate by
- Jun 2, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $3,150 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(h)(2)(ii): The employer shall inform contract employers of the known potential fire, explosion, or toxic release hazards related to the contractor's work and the process.'' a. At the Acid Plant, on or about November 24, 2015, the employer did not inform contracted roofing employees of the potential hazards from the perchloric acid processing exhaust.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3150
- — Z (S) $6300
1910.119 K01
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2016
- Abate by
- Jun 2, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $3,150 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(k)(1): The employer shall issue a hot work permit for hot work operations conducted on or near a covered process. a. At the Acid Plant, on or about November 24, 2015, the employer did not issue a hot work permit for hot work operations for the contracted roofing employees performing gutter removal operations. Hot work operations included the use of a sawzall for cutting gutters off the Acid Plant's roof.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3150
- — Z (S) $6300
1910.119 M03
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2016
- Abate by
- Jun 2, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,600 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(m)(3): An incident investigation team shall be established and consist of at least one person knowledgeable in the process involved, including a contract employee if the incident involved work of the contractor, and other persons with appropriate knowledge and experience to thoroughly investigate and analyze the incident. a. At the workplace, the employer's accident investigation following the November 24, 2015 incident at the Acid Plant did not include a representative from Centimark in the accident investigation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $3600
1910.119 H02 VI
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2016
- Abate by
- Jun 2, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(h)(2)(vi): The employer shall maintain a contract employee injury and illness log related to the contractor's work in process areas. a. At the workplace, the employer did not maintain a contract employee injury and illness log for Centimark's employees working in process areas.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $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 341228641.
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