SEARSPORT, ME —
OSHA Inspection: GAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of GAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION in 34 KIDDER POINT ROAD, SEARSPORT, ME 04974 (NAICS 325188). OSHA activity number 343048146.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION
- Site address
- 34 KIDDER POINT ROAD
- City
- SEARSPORT
- State
- ME
- ZIP
- 04974
- Mailing
- 34 KIDDER POINT ROAD, SEARSPORT, ME 04974
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 325188
- Employees
- 70
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 D03 I
- Issued
- May 9, 2018
- Abate by
- May 17, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $6,467 · Current $3,234 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3)(i): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations, including specifying acceptable entry conditions: Facility - Employer did not specify that an oxygen deficient atmosphere contains less than 19.5% oxygen, not 19% as stated on page 5, section A.6.e. of the Confined Space Policy and Procedure Program.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3233.5
- — Z (S) $6467
1910.146 D14
- Issued
- May 9, 2018
- Abate by
- May 29, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(14): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not review the permit-required confined space program, using the canceled permits retained under 29 CFR 1910.146(e)(6) within one year: Facility - Employer's confined space program did not indicate that it had been reviewed or revised since 1995.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 G01 I A
- Issued
- May 9, 2018
- Abate by
- May 15, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function: Second Level Dalegip - Employee adding mercaptan to the mixing tank was wearing a full face respirator over a full beard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 E01 II
- Issued
- May 9, 2018
- Abate by
- May 21, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(ii): The written hazard communication program did not include the methods the employer would use to inform employees of the hazards of non-routine tasks, and the hazards associated with chemicals contained in unlabeled pipes in their work areas: Facility - The written hazard communications program did not include the methods the employer would use to inform employees of the hazards of non-routine tasks.
Recent events (2)
- — I (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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 343048146.
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