ROCHESTER, NY —
OSHA Inspection: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY in 200 RIDGE ROAD WEST, ROCHESTER, NY 14652 (NAICS 325992). OSHA activity number 343141578.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
- Site address
- 200 RIDGE ROAD WEST
- City
- ROCHESTER
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14652
- Mailing
- 200 RIDGE ROAD WEST, ROCHESTER, NY 14652
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 325992
- Employees
- 1070
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.106 E02 IV D
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2018
- Abate by
- Sep 19, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $12,934 · Current $8,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(d): Flammable liquids were not drawn from vessels, containers, or portable tanks within a building or from a container or portable tanks by gravity through an approved self-closing valve: a) On or about 05/02/18 in Bldg. 308; employees processing flammable mixtures in the portable metal reactor 60 JMPV ( 60 liter capacity ) were exposed to flash fire and burns during the sampling of this flammable mixture, when the bottom sample valve was a manually closing valve. ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $8000
- — Z (S) $12934
1910.106 E06 I
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2018
- Abate by
- Sep 19, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $12,934 · Current $8,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i): Adequate precautions were not taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors: a) On or about 05/01/18 at Bldg. 308; employees processing flammable mixtures in Reactor JMPV-3 (60 liters) were exposed to a flash fire and burns while pouring and sampling flammable liquids, such as but not limited to xylene, butyl alcohol, and flammable mixtures, from polyethylene containers, when the employer did not train or inform employees on the use of the bonding and grounding practices to prevent static discharge during transfer of flammable liquids/mixtures or include these practices in the operating procedures. ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $8000
- — Z (S) $12934
1910.106 E06 II
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2018
- Abate by
- Sep 19, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii): Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 degree F (37.8 degree C), were dispensed into containers without the containers being electrically interconnected: a) On or about 05/02/18 in Bldg. 308; employees involved in processing flammable mixtures in Reactor JMPV- 3 ( 60 liter capacity ) were exposed to a flash fire and burns during the sampling of flammable liquids when the 500 ml polyethylene container receiving the liquid was not bonded to the metal reactor. b) On or about 05/01/18 at Bldg. 308; employees involved in processing flammable mixtures in Reactor JMPV-3 (60 liter capacity ) were exposed to a flash fire and burns while pouring of a portion of the flammable mixture, from a 500 ml polyethylene container, back into the metal reactor was not bonded to the metal reactor and the vapors ignited. c) On or about 05/01/18 at Bldg. 308; employees involved in dispensing flammable liquids, such as but not limited to, xylene, butyl alcohol, were exposed to a flash fire and burns when the transferred these liquids from a 55 gallon drum into 2.5 gallon polyethylene containers without bonding the two containers. ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.133 A01
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2018
- Abate by
- Sep 19, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $12,934 · Current $8,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye and face equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment: a) On or about 05/02/18 in Bldg. 308; employees were exposed to a flash fire hazard during the sampling of flammable mixtures by gravity from the bottom sample (manually closing) valve on 60 JMPV ( 60 liter capacity ) when they used safety glasses with side shields as the only type of eye/face protection. b) On or about 05/02/18 in Bldg. 308; employees were exposed to flash fire hazards during the transfer of flammable mixtures from a 500 ml polyethylene container into reactor 60 JMPV ( 60 liter capacity ) when they used safety glasses with side shields as the only type of eye/face protection. c) On or about 05/02/18 in Bldg. 308; employees involved in dispensing flammable liquids, such as but not limited to xylene, butyl alcohol, were exposed to flash fire hazards during the transfer of flammable liquids from storage drums into polyethylene containers when they used safety glasses with side shields as the only type of eye/face protection. ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $8000
- — Z (S) $12934
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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 343141578.
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