XENIA, OH —
OSHA Inspection: W.A. HAMMOND DRIERITE COMPANY, LTD
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of W.A. HAMMOND DRIERITE COMPANY, LTD in 138 DAYTON AVE, XENIA, OH 45385 (NAICS 327420). OSHA activity number 343329538.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- W.A. HAMMOND DRIERITE COMPANY, LTD
- Site address
- 138 DAYTON AVE
- City
- XENIA
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 45385
- Mailing
- 138 DAYTON AVE, XENIA, OH 45385
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 327420
- Employees
- 22
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Nov 6, 2018
- Abate by
- Dec 26, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,696 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following: a) A written hazard communication program had not been developed or implemented by the employer for employees who work with chemicals, such as but not limited to, cobalt chloride hexahydrate (possible human carcinogen) and gypsum (silica).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $3696
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Nov 6, 2018
- Abate by
- Dec 26, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets. a) The employer did not provide any hazard communication training to employees who work with a gypsum (silica) and cobalt chloride hexahydrate (allergen, suspected human carcinogen).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 F09
- Issued
- Nov 6, 2018
- Abate by
- Dec 26, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(9): The employer shall ensure that labels or other forms of warning are legible, in English, and prominently displayed on the container, or readily available in the work area throughout each work shift. Employers having employees who speak other languages may add the information in their language to the material presented, as long as the information is presented in English as well. a) The bags of cobalt chloride used in the A&P room were not labeled in English and legible by the employees using the chemicals.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.132 D02
- Issued
- Nov 6, 2018
- Abate by
- Dec 26, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment. a) The employer did not certify through a written certification that a hazard assessment had been performed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.134 K06
- Issued
- Nov 6, 2018
- Abate by
- Dec 26, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of this section, shall be provided by the employer in any written or oral format, to employees who wear respirators when such use is not required by this section or by the employer. a) The employer did not ensure that employees who voluntarily wore 2-strap filtering face piece respirators while adding cobalt chloride hexahydrate to gypsum were provided with the information of Appendix D of the respirator standard.
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 343329538.
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