LONGVIEW, TX —
OSHA Inspection: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY, TEXAS OPERATIONS
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY, TEXAS OPERATIONS in 300 KODAK BLVD., LONGVIEW, TX 75602 (NAICS 325188). OSHA activity number 343150082.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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 CHEMICAL COMPANY, TEXAS OPERATIONS
- Site address
- 300 KODAK BLVD.
- City
- LONGVIEW
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 75602
- Mailing
- 300 KODAK BLVD., LONGVIEW, TX 75602
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
- 325188
- Employees
- 300
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.119 F01 I
- Issued
- Oct 1, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 26, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $12,934 · Current $12,934
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(i): The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process: Or in its alternative: 29 CFR 1910.119(j)(2): The employer did not establish and implement written procedures to maintain the on-going integrity of process equipment: a) On or about April 27, 2018, in the PE South Unit located in Longview, Texas, the employer failed to establish written operating procedures on how to determine if the radar level detector on the site glass, for the D-1B 350 psig ethylene make-up tank, was adequate and working properly when the system becomes blocked or clogged with accumulated condensed liquids.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $12934
- — C (S) $12934
- — Z (S) $12934
1910.119 F04
- Issued
- Oct 1, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 26, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $12,934 · Current $12,934
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(4): The employer did not develop and implement safe work practices to provide for the control of hazards during operations such as opening of process equipment or piping of a covered process: a) On or about April 27, 2018, in the PE South Unit located in Longview, Texas, the employer failed to develop safe work practices for the control of hazards during the opening of high pressure valves on the D-B1 350 psig ethylene make-up tank sight glass indicator.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $12934
- — C (S) $12934
- — 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 343150082.
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