AKRON, OH —
OSHA Inspection: EMERALD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS, LLC
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of EMERALD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS, LLC in 240 WEST EMERLING AVE, AKRON, OH 44301 (NAICS 325211). OSHA activity number 343312542.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- EMERALD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS, LLC
- Site address
- 240 WEST EMERLING AVE
- City
- AKRON
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44301
- Mailing
- 240 WEST EMERLING AVE, AKRON, OH 44301
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 325211
- Employees
- 85
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.119 D02 I E
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $11,641 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(2)(i)(E): Process safety information pertaining to the technology of the process did not include an evaluation of the consequence of deviations, including those affecting the safety and health of employees: On or about July 18, 2018, the company failed to include an evaluation of consequences of deviating from standard operating procedures in that considerations were not made regarding possible changes in composition resulting from a delay in running, or auto-zeroing, a hydroxyl terminated reaction.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $11641
1910.119 F01 III D
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2018
- Abate by
- Dec 6, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $11,641 · Current $11,641
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(iii)(D): The employer's written operating procedures covering operating limits did not address quality control for raw materials and control of hazardous chemical inventory levels: On or about July 18, 2018, operating procedures for hydroxyl terminated reactions did not address quality control for raw materials in that recovered butadiene is not tested prior to reuse in another reaction.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $11641
- — Z (S) $11641
1910.119 L01
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $11,641 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(l)(1): The employer did not implement procedures to manage changes to process chemicals, technology, equipment, and procedures, and changes to facilities that affect a covered process: On or about July 18, 2018, the employer did not implement management of change procedures before deviating from their standard operating procedures for hydroxyl terminated reactions. The reaction was auto-zeroed without first addressing considerations including the technical basis for the change, impact of the change on safety and health, modification to operating procedures, necessary time period for the change, and authorization requirements for the proposed change
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $11641
1910.119 L03
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(l)(3): Employees involved in operating a process and maintenance employees whose job tasks were affected by a change in the process were not informed of, and trained in, the change prior to start-up of the process or affected part of the process: On or about July 18, 2018, employees did not receive training on changes being made to hydroxyl terminated reaction procedures prior to being required to auto-zero a hydroxyl-terminated reaction.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.119 L05
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $11,641
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(l)(5): When a change covered by this paragraph resulted in a change in the operating procedures or practices required by paragraph (f) of this section, such procedures or practices were not updated accordingly: b. On or about July 18, 2018, operating procedures including, but not limited to AKR-RLOP-029 HTB Blowdown and Washing, were not updated to reflect changes made regarding the startup of agitators following a power outage.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $11641
- — Z (S) $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 343312542.
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