BLUE ASH, OH ·
OSHA Inspection: H. B. FULLER COMPANY
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of H. B. FULLER COMPANY in 4450 MALSBARY ROAD, BLUE ASH, OH 45242 (NAICS 325520). OSHA activity number 341251148.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- H. B. FULLER COMPANY
- Site address
- 4450 MALSBARY ROAD
- City
- BLUE ASH
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 45242
- Mailing
- 4450 MALSBARY ROAD, BLUE ASH, OH 45242
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 325520
- Employees
- 40
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.119 F01 I B
- Issued
- Jul 27, 2016
- Abate by
- Aug 15, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(i)(B): Normal operations; The employer did not include the proper flushing and cleaning of the portable pump push cart in the written operating procedure, PWE-2334 (104.2) for Sub-Surface Reflux to prevent contamination and an explosion hazard in the piping and pump on the cart prior to the addition of the reducer or oxidizer into the reactor.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3500
- · Z (S) $7000
1910.119 J02
- Issued
- Jul 27, 2016
- Abate by
- Aug 15, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(j)(2): Written procedures. The employer shall establish and implement written procedures to maintain the on-going integrity of process equipment. The employer had not established and implemented a written procedure for the integrity of the Warren Rupp air diaphragm pump used on the portable pump push cart to prevent an explosion hazard by flushing out any contaminants and residual chemicals between usage when the cart was used to pump an oxidizer or reducer into the reactor as a part of the process of making the batch.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.119 J04 I
- Issued
- Jul 27, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 13, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(i): Inspections and tests shall be performed on process equipment. The employer had not performed inspections and tests on the Warren Rupp/Sandpiper EB2-M air diaphragm pump and piping used on the portable pump push cart used in the Reactor Room to prevent an explosion hazard from contamination in the piping and pump when oxidizers and reducers are added into the reactor.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $7000
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 341251148.
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