NAZARETH, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: AIRLITE PLASTICS COMPANY
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of AIRLITE PLASTICS COMPANY in 2860 BATH PIKE, NAZARETH, PA 18064 (NAICS 326199). OSHA activity number 342299567.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AIRLITE PLASTICS COMPANY
- Site address
- 2860 BATH PIKE
- City
- NAZARETH
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18064
- Mailing
- 2860 BATH PIKE, NAZARETH, PA 18064
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 326199
- Employees
- 105
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2017
- Abate by
- May 31, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $7,696 · Current $5,387 Reduced
E200
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 to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to dust deflagration, explosion, or other fire hazards while working at or near unprotected dust collection systems: a) Sheeting Department: The primary air material separator (cyclone) on Machine S3 was located inside the building and lacked means of explosion protection, deflagration propagation protection (isolation) to the upstream process, and fire protection, on or about August 10, 2017. b) Pump House: A secondary air material separator (enclosureless dust collector) on Machine S3 was used and did not have an electrically classified fan motor and spark resistant fan construction, on or about August 10, 2017. c) Sheeting Department: The exhaust from the air material separators on Machines S1 and S2 was recycled into the building and the air material separators lacked means to prevent transmission of smoke, flame, and pressure effects from a deflagration or fire and a method to detect malfunctions in the air material separators, on or about August 10, 2017. Among other methods, feasible and acceptable means of abatement include following the guidance of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards such as, but not limited to, the following: NFPA 68 - Standard on Explosion Protection by Deflagration Venting, NFPA 70 - National Electrical Code, NFPA 654 - Standard for the Prevention of Fire and the Dust Explosions from the Manufacturing, Processing, and Handling of Combustible Particulate Solids, and AMCA 99-0401-86 Classification for Spark Resistant Construction.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $5387.2
- · C (S) $7696
- · Z (S) $7696
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2017
- Abate by
- Nov 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
E200
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms were not kept clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition. a) Sheeting Department: Combustible plastic dust was located on pipes in the ceiling, the building structural supports and light fixtures where grinding of excess sheet plastic was conducted, on or about May 10, 2017. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $0
- · C (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H03 II
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $4,617 · Current $3,232 Reduced
E200
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employees were not trained on the physical, health, simple asphyxiation, combustible dust, and pyrophoric gas hazards, as well as hazards not otherwise classified, of the chemicals in the work area: a) Sheeting Department: Employees grinding excess sheet plastic and cleaning plastic dust in the area were not informed of the hazards of combustible dust, on or about May 4, 2017. No abatement certification or documentation required.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $3231.9
- · C (S) $4617
- · Z (S) $4617
1910.134 K06
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer: a) Sheeting Department: Employees voluntarily wear 3M N95 filtering face piece respirators and the employer did not provide employees with the information in Appendix D of the standard, on or about May 4, 2017. No abatement certification or documentation required.
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $0
- · C (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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 342299567.
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