KENT, OH —
OSHA Inspection: POLYMERICS INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of POLYMERICS INC. in 1540 ST CLAIR AVE KENT, KENT, OH 44240 (NAICS 326299). OSHA activity number 342194800.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- POLYMERICS INC.
- Site address
- 1540 ST CLAIR AVE KENT
- City
- KENT
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44240
- Mailing
- 1540 ST. CLAIR AVE., KENT, OH 44240
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 326299
- Employees
- 13
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- May 24, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 11, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,704 · Current $3,993 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH Act of 1970 Section 5(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to combustible dust deflagration and explosion hazards presented by an indoor filter-media dust collector (baghouse) handling combustible rubber compound dust containing sulfur. The dust collector was installed and operated in a manner that exposed employees to several hazardous outcomes in the event of an internal deflagration: a) On or about March 23, 2017, the indoor Donaldson Torit filter media-type dust collector (baghouse) was used for collecting combustible rubber compound dust containing sulfur from upstream process systems including mixers, dry material feeders, and packaging hoppers: i. The Donaldson Torit filter media-type dust collector lacked a means of explosion protection. This exposed employees working at or near the collector to hazards associated with the potential for rupture of the vessel from elevated internal pressures in the event of a deflagration occurring within the collector. The hazards include potential exposure to ejected flame front, pressure wave, and enclosure fragments. ii. The Donaldson Torit filter media-type dust collector lacked a means of deflagration propagation protection (isolation) for the following connections: The upstream connected processes (dirty air inlet) and the units material discharge hopper (material outlet). This exposed employees working upstream of the collector as well as those working near the units discharge hoppers to burn hazards associated with the potential for flame front propagation outside of the collector in the event of a deflagration occurring within the collector.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3992.8
- — Z (S) $5704
1910.29 F04
- Issued
- May 24, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $4,563 · Current $3,194 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.29(f)(4): No opening in a stair rail system exceeds 19 inches (48 cm) at its least dimension: On or about March 23, 2017, the employer did not have midrail on either side of the stairs in manufacturing area leading to the mixer on line 1.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3194.1
- — Z (S) $4563
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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 342194800.
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