SEARSPORT, ME —
OSHA Inspection: GAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of GAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION in 34 KIDDER POINT ROAD, SEARSPORT, ME 04974 (NAICS 325188). OSHA activity number 343129441.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 325188
- Employees
- 74
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.119 D03 I D
- Issued
- Oct 5, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 26, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $6,467 · Current $3,234 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(D): Information pertaining to equipment in the process did not include relief system design and design basis: At the Facility - The employer did not include relief system design and design basis for the following: a) Pressure relief valves on the ammonia storage tank. b) Pressure relief valves in the piping system between the ammonia tank and the aqueous ammonia mixer.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3233.5
- — Z (S) $6467
1910.119 J02
- Issued
- Oct 5, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 26, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $6,467 · Current $3,234 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(j)(2): The employer did not establish written procedures to maintain the on-going integrity of process equipment: At the Facility - The employer failed to develop and implement mechanical integrity inspections and test procedures for the following pressure vessels/piping systems: a) The 20,000 pound capacity anhydrous ammonia storage tank. b) The piping system from the anhydrous storage tank to the aqueous ammonia mixer.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3233.5
- — Z (S) $6467
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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 343129441.
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