DELAWARE CITY, DE —
OSHA Inspection: FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION in 780 SCHOOL HOUSE ROAD, DELAWARE CITY, DE 19706 (NAICS 325211). OSHA activity number 341616282.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION
- Site address
- 780 SCHOOL HOUSE ROAD
- City
- DELAWARE CITY
- State
- DE
- ZIP
- 19706
- Mailing
- P. O. BOX 320 SCHOOL HOUSE ROAD, DELAWARE CITY, DE 19706
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 325211
- Employees
- 107
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 II
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $12,471 · Current $10,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy: a) E2 Reactor, Batch Transfer Operations - On or about 7/7/16, employees were exposed to chemical and struck by hazards associated with a process batch under high pressure, in that work instructions for batch transfer did not identify specific techniques to control hazardous energy when removing a Gorator plate. Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit abatement certification and documentation, required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $10000
- — Z (S) $12471
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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 341616282.
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