PORT ARTHUR, TX —
OSHA Inspection: BRANDSAFWAY LLC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of BRANDSAFWAY LLC in CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY 2001 SOUTH GULFWAY DRIVE, PORT ARTHUR, TX 77640 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 342966462.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BRANDSAFWAY LLC
- Site address
- CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY 2001 SOUTH GULFWAY DRIVE
- City
- PORT ARTHUR
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77640
- Mailing
- 10903 BOYT RD, BEAUMONT, TX 77705
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
- 238990
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.62 D01 III
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 29, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $4,712 · Current $4,712
1591
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not collect personal samples representative of a full shift, including at least one sample for each job classification in each work area, either for each shift or for the shift with the highest exposure level: a) At the Chevron Phillips Chemical Plant, work location FA-702: On or about January 13, 2018 and times theretofore, employees were exposed to airborne lead during removal work when the employer collected a single personal sample for only 3 hours, not representative of a full shift sample for each job classification in each work area. b) At the Chevron Phillips Chemical Plant, work location FA-701: On or about February 16, 2018 and times theretofore, employees were exposed to airborne lead during removal work when the employer collected personal samples for only 2 hours, not representative of a full shift sample for each job classification in each work area. c) At the Chevron Phillips Chemical Plant, work location EA-121: On or about January 22, 2018 and times theretofore, employees were exposed to airborne lead during removal work when the employer collected personal samples for only 1.5 and 4.0 hours, not representative of a full shift sample for each job classification in each work area.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $4712
- — Z (S) $4712
1926.62 D02 V A
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 29, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $4,712 · Current $0 Reduced
1591
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v)(A): Until the employer performed an employee exposure assessment as required under 29 CFR 1926.62(d) and determined actual employee exposure, the employer did not provide to employees performing the tasks described in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(i), (d)(2)(ii), (d)(2)(iii), and (d)(2)(iv) with appropriate respiratory protection in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.62(f): a) At the Chevron Phillips Chemical Plant, work location FA-702: On or about January 13, 2018 and times thereafter, before exposure assessment was performed, the employer did not provide appropriate respiratory protection to employees exposed to airborne lead while conducting power tool cleaning without a dust collection system to remove lead containing coatings. b) At the Chevron Phillips Chemical Plant, work location EA-121: On or about January 15, 2018 and times thereafter, before exposure assessment was performed, the employer did not provide appropriate respiratory protection to employees exposed to airborne lead while conducting power tool cleaning without a dust collection system to remove lead containing coatings.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4712
1926.62 D02 III
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 29, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1591
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(iii): With respect to the tasks listed in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(iii)(A) and (B), where lead was present, until the employer performed an exposure assessment as required in 29 CFR 1926.62(d), and documented that the employee performing the listed tasks was not exposed in excess of 500 micrograms per meter cubed, the employer did not treat the employee as if the employee was exposed to lead in excess of 500 micrograms per meter cubed and did not implement employee protective measures as prescribed in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v): a) At the Chevron Phillips Chemical Plant, work location FA-702: On or about January 13, 2018 and times thereafter, before exposure assessment was completed, the employer did not treat employees conducting power tool cleaning without a dust collection system as if the employees were exposed to lead in excess of 500 micrograms per meter cubed and did not implement employee protective measures as prescribed in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v). b) At the Chevron Phillips Chemical Plant, work location EA-121: On or about January 15, 2018 and times thereafter, before exposure assessment was completed, the employer did not treat employees conducting power tool cleaning without a dust collection system as if the employees were exposed to lead in excess of 500 micrograms per meter cubed and did not implement employee protective measures as prescribed in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(2)(v).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.62 D05
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 29, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $4,712 · Current $4,712
1591
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.62(d)(5): When a determination, conducted under 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(1), (d)(2), and (d)(3), was made that no employee was exposed to airborne concentrations of lead at or above the action level, the written record of such determination did not include the information specified in 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(3)(i): a) At the Chevron Phillips Chemical Plant, work location FA-702: On or about January 13, 2018 and times thereafter, the employer indicated use of historical monitoring data on the lead abatement compliance plan and previous measurements were not included in the determination as required by 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(3)(i)(B). b) At the Chevron Phillips Chemical Plant, work location EA-121: On or about January 19, 2018 and times thereafter, the employer indicated use of historical monitoring data on the lead abatement compliance plan when the work was being done in exposure assessment mode, and previous measurements were not included in the determination as required by 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(3)(i)(B).
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $4712
- — Z (S) $4712
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