CINCINNATI, OH —
OSHA Inspection: FORMICA CORPORATION
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of FORMICA CORPORATION in 10155 READING ROAD, CINCINNATI, OH 45241 (NAICS 321213). OSHA activity number 342593050.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- FORMICA CORPORATION
- Site address
- 10155 READING ROAD
- City
- CINCINNATI
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 45241
- Mailing
- 10155 READING ROAD, CINCINNATI, OH 45241
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 321213
- Employees
- 340
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 D
- Issued
- Nov 3, 2017
- Abate by
- Dec 22, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $12,675 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d): Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence: a: Employees performing servicing and maintenance on the Treater 100 Center Coater were not required to: (1) Know the type and magnitude of the energy, the hazards of the energy to be controlled, and the method or means to control the energy, (2) turn off and shut down the machine (3) physically locate and operate the energy isolating devices in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source, (4) affix lockout or tagout devices to each energy isolating device, (5) prior to starting work on machines that have been locked out or tagged out, verify that isolation and deenergization of the machine or equipment have been accomplished. On August 19, 2017, employee's cleaning/unclogging the 1914 resin line and control valve were exposed to a caught-in hazard on the electrically controlled pneumatically operated control valve in the resin line.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $12675
1910.147 F01
- Issued
- Nov 3, 2017
- Abate by
- Dec 22, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $12,675 · Current $5,070 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(f)(1): Testing or positioning of machines, equipment or components thereof. In situations in which lockout or tagout devices must be temporarily removed from the energy isolating device and the machine or equipment energized to test or position the machine, equipment or component thereof, the following sequence of actions shall be followed: On August 19, 2017 employees were exposed to a caught-in hazard, in that the employee was not removed and or safely positioned from the inner working of the T100 1914 control valve.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5070
- — 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 342593050.
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