OSHA Inspection: EMERALD POLYMER ADDITIVES, LLC

Issued

2017-09-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6926.00 · Current $4156.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(i)(E): The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provided clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information that addressed the steps for each operating phase, including emergency operations:    On or about June 16, 2017, the employer had not developed and implemented written operating procedures to be followed by employees in the boiler house in the event of a utility loss due to power failure.

Issued

2017-09-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11408.00 · Current $6845.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(3)(iv): Employees engaged in emergency response and exposed to hazardous substances presenting an inhalation hazard or potential inhalation hazard, did not wear positive-pressure self-contained breathing apparatus until such time that the individual in charge of the incident command system determined through the use of air monitoring that a decreased level of respiratory protection would not result in hazardous exposures to employees:    On or about June 16, 2017, where a release of 4,924 pounds of 1,3- butadiene, 2,101 pounds of acrylonitrile, and 3,954 pounds of acetone had just occurred and prior to any air monitoring taking place, employees went into the RLP area without wearing respiratory protection.

Issued

2017-09-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1045(h)(1)(iv): The employer did not ensure that respirators were used to reduce employee exposure during emergencies involving acrylonitrile:     On or about June 16, 2017, where a release of 2,101 pounds of acrylonitrile had just occurred and prior to any air monitoring, employees went into the RLP area without wearing respiratory protection.

Issued

2017-09-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1051(h)(1)(iv): The employer did not ensure that respirators were used to reduce employee exposure during emergencies involving 1,3-butadiene:    On or about June 16, 2017, where a release of 4,924 pounds of 1,3- butadiene had just occurred and prior to any air monitoring, employees went into the RLP area without wearing respiratory protection.