LITTLE ROCK, AR —
OSHA Inspection: POROCEL INDUSTRIES LLC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of POROCEL INDUSTRIES LLC in 10300 ARCH STREET PIKE, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72206 (NAICS 325188). OSHA activity number 342058310.
What this inspection record means
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- POROCEL INDUSTRIES LLC
- Site address
- 10300 ARCH STREET PIKE
- City
- LITTLE ROCK
- State
- AR
- ZIP
- 72206
- Mailing
- 10300 ARCH STREET PIKE, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72206
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 325188
- Employees
- 105
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
10 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.37 A03
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $10,864 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit routes must be free and unobstructed. No materials or equipment may be placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route. The exit access must not go through a room that can be locked, such as a bathroom, to reach an exit or exit discharge, nor may it lead into a dead-end corridor. Stairs or a ramp must be provided where the exit route is not substantially level. On or about February 6, 2017 and times prior thereto, at exit door C36, the employer did not ensure the exit route was free and unobstructed. This condition created delay in exiting the building in an emergency, and trip and fall hazards in a fire.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $10864
- — Z (S) $10864
1910.37 B02
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 8, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit": On or about February 6, 2017, at C36 exit door, the employer did not ensure the door was properly marked with an exit sign.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.179 B05
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 8, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.179(b)(5): The rated load of crane(s) was not plainly marked on each side of the crane: On or about May 4, 2017 and at times prior thereto, at the Production Tolling Plant, the rated load for the under running crane was not visibly labeled on each side of the crane, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $3000
- — C (S) $9054
- — Z (S) $9054
1910.1026 C
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 8, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $12,675 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(c): Employees were exposed to an airborne concentration of chromium (VI) which exceeded 5 micrograms per cubic meter of air, as an 8-hour time-weighted average: On or about May 4, 2017 and times prior thereto, at Production Tolling Plant, employees were exposed to airborne concentrations of chromium (VI) at an exposure level which exceeded OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit for an 8-hour time-weighted average as follows: Job Title Substance Name Exposure Level Units Type OSHA PEL Units (TWA) Tolling Production Op._02072017 Chromium (VI) 45.6000 µg/m3 TWA 5.0 µg/m3 Tolling Production Op._05042017 Chromium (VI) 110.0000 µg/m3 TWA 5.0 µg/m3 Compliance/Noncompliance Method: Tolling Production Op._02072017: Step 1) Exposure Severity: Y=46.0000/5.0=9.20000 Step 2) Calculate confidence limits: a: UCL(95%) = 9.20000 + 0.09340 = 9.29340 Because the UCL(95%) is greater than 1.0, it is classified as possible exposure. b: LCL(95%)=9.20000 - 0.09340 = 9.10660 Because the LCL(95%) is greater than 1.0, a violation exists. Step 3) Classify the exposure: Because LCL(95%) is greater than 1.0, a violation exists. Tolling Production Op._05042017: Step 1) Exposure Severity: Y=110.000/5.0=22.00000 Step 2) Calculate confidence limits: a: UCL(95%) = 22.00000 + 0.09340 = 22.09520 Because the UCL(95%) is greater than 1.0, it is classified as possible exposure. b: LCL(95%)=22.00000 - 0.09340 = 21.90660 Because the LCL(95%) is greater than 1.0, a violation exists. Step 3) Classify the exposure: Because LCL(95%) is greater than 1.0, a violation exists.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $4000
- — C (S) $12675
- — Z (S) $12675
1910.1026 D04 I
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 8, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(4)(i): Within 15 working days after making an exposure determination in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(2) or 29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(3), the employer either did not post the results in an appropriate location that was accessible to all affected employees, or did not notify each affected employee individually in writing of the results: On or about February 7, 2017 and times prior thereto, at Littleford Mixer and 30-inch Calciner, the employer did not notify all affected employee within 15 working days after personal air monitoring determined that exposure limits were exceeded.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1026 F01 I
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2017
- Abate by
- May 1, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(f)(1)(i): Feasible engineering controls and work practices were not instituted to reduce and maintain employee exposures to chromium (VI) at or below the permissible exposure limit: On or about May 4, 2017 and times prior thereto, at Production Tolling Plant, the employer did not implement adequate engineering controls and work practices to reduce and maintain chromium (VI) exposure levels below OSHA permissible exposure limit. Job Title Substance Name Exposure Level Units Type OSHA PEL Units 8 HR. TWA Tolling Production Op._02072017 Chromium (VI) 45.6000 µg/m3 TWA 5.0 µg/m3 Tolling Production Op._05042017 Chromium (VI) 110.0000 µg/m3 TWA 5.0 µg/m3
Recent events (4)
- — P (O) $0
- — F (O) $0
- — C (S) $0
1910.1026 I04 I
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 8, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $12,675 · Current $6,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(i)(4)(i): Employees were allowed to consume food or beverages at a worksite where chromium (VI) was present; however, the employer did not ensure that the eating and drinking areas were maintained as free as practicable of chromium (VI): On or about February 7, 2017 and at times prior thereto, at the employee's lunchroom, the employer's own hygiene practices were not sufficient enough to maintain eating and drinking surfaces as free as practicable of chromium (VI) contamination. Table 2. Wipe Samples, Porocel Corporation Location Chromium(VI) (micrograms/100 cm2) Employee Breakroom Table 1 - North 0.0017 Employee Breakroom Table 2 - South 0.0016
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $6000
- — C (S) $12675
- — Z (S) $12675
1910.1026 I05
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 8, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(i)(5): The employer did not ensure that employees did not eat, drink, smoke, chew tobacco or gum, or apply cosmetics in regulated areas, or in areas where skin or eye contact with chromium (VI) occurred; or carried the products associated with these activities, or stored such products in these areas: On or about May 4, 2017, and at times prior thereto, at the Littleford Mixer and 30-inch Calciner, the employer did not ensure that chewing of gum was prohibited in chromium (VI) regulated areas where air samples determined high levels of exposure to airborne concentrations of chromium (VI) at an exposure level which exceeded OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit for an 8-hour time-weighted average as follows: Job Title Substance Name Exposure Level Units Type OSHA PEL Units (TWA) Tolling Production Op._02072017 Chromium (VI) 45.6000 µg/m3 TWA 5.0 µg/m3 Tolling Production Op._05042017 Chromium (VI) 110.0000 µg/m3 TWA 5.0 µg/m3
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1026 J01 I
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 8, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $12,675 · Current $6,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(j)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that all surfaces were maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of chromium (VI): On or about February 7, 2017 and at times prior thereto, the employer's own housekeeping provisions were not sufficient enough to maintain work surfaces as free as practicable of chromium (VI) contamination. Table 2. Wipe Samples, Porocel Corporation Location Chromium (VI) (micrograms/100 cm2) B60 Operator Stand 0.1314 Door handle to Change Room(Dirty Side) 0.0159 Entry/Exit Door handle inside Change Room - North Direction 0.0017 Door handle at entry into Change Room(Clean Side) 0.0212 Cr(VI) area door handle into Change Room 0.0233 Change Room Bench(Dirty Side) 0.0452 Change Room Bench(Clean Side) 0.0061 Exit Door handle to Change Room(Clean Side) 0.0132 Shelter in Place(Concrete pillar) 0.0719 Shelter in Place(Desk top) 0.0435
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $6000
- — C (S) $12675
- — Z (S) $12675
1910.1026 J02 I
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 8, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1026(j)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that surfaces contaminated with chromium (VI) were cleaned by high efficiency particulate air-filtered vacuuming or other methods that minimized the likelihood of exposure to chromium (VI): On or about February 7, 2017 and times prior thereto, at the Tolling Production department, the employer did not ensure that the proper cleaning equipment was used to remove chromium (VI) accumulated dust from floor surfaces.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
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