PHILIPPI, WV —
OSHA Inspection: MIDLAND RESOURCE RECOVERY, INC.
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of MIDLAND RESOURCE RECOVERY, INC. in 22550 BARBOUR COUNTY HIGHWAY, PHILIPPI, WV 26416 (NAICS 213112). OSHA activity number 342350451.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MIDLAND RESOURCE RECOVERY, INC.
- Site address
- 22550 BARBOUR COUNTY HIGHWAY
- City
- PHILIPPI
- State
- WV
- ZIP
- 26416
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 403, PHILIPPI, WV 26416
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 213112
- Employees
- 13
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2017
- Abate by
- Dec 5, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $12,675 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, were not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact: (a) Worksite at 22550 Barbour County Highway, Philippi, WV: On May 24, 2017 and times prior, barriers were not provided around the MP85 odorant tanks exposing employees to over-pressurization and explosion hazards, such as flying debris, tank parts and other material during the neutralization/decommissioning process of the odorant tanks.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $12675
- — Z (S) $12675
1910.151 C
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2017
- Abate by
- Dec 12, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $6,338 · Current $6,338
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use: (a) Worksite at 22550 Barbour County Highway, Philippi, WV: On or about May 24, 2017 and times prior, The employer has not provided a suitable facility for quick flushing of the eyes for employees that use a sodium hypochlorite solution, which is corrosive, to neutralize mercaptan in natural gas odorant tanks during tank decommissioning.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $6338
- — C (S) $6338
- — Z (S) $6338
1910.1200 F06 II
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2017
- Abate by
- Dec 5, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical: (a) Worksite at 22550 Barbour County Highway, Philippi, WV: On or about May 24, 2017 and times prior, the employer did not ensure that 275 gallon capacity totes containing 6% sodium hypochlorite were labeled with hazard information.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 E01 II
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2017
- Abate by
- Dec 5, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $12,675 · Current $12,675
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(ii): The employer's hazard communication program did not include methods to inform employees of the hazards of non-routine tasks, and the hazards associated: (a) The employer's hazard communication program did not encompass all potential hazards, including the unanticipated and unidentified hazards of May 24, 2017 associated with vessel decommissioning work.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $12675
- — C (S) $12675
- — Z (S) $12675
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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 342350451.
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