OSHA Inspection: REVLIS CORPORATION

Issued

Nov 13, 2018

Abate by

Oct 21, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $4,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH Act of 1970 Section 5(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to combustible dust deflagration and explosion hazards presented by two outdoor filter-media dust collectors (baghouses) handling combustible color concentrate additives and ingredients dust. The dust collectors were installed and operated in a manner that exposed employees to several hazardous outcomes in the event of an internal baghouse deflagration:    a) On or about July 31, 2018, the outdoor Flex-Kleen Model 120-WSTS-196 (III) filter media-type dust collector (baghouse) was used for collecting combustible color concentrate additives and ingredients dust from upstream process systems including mixers, blenders, mills, and an extruder:               i. The Flex-Kleen Model 120-WSTS-196 (III) filter media-type dust collector (baghouse) lacked a means of explosion protection. This exposed employees working at or near the collector to hazards associated with the potential for rupture of the vessel from elevated internal pressures in the event of a deflagration occurring within the collector.  The hazards include potential exposure to ejected flame front, pressure wave, and enclosure fragments.             ii. The Flex-Kleen Model 120-WSTS-196 (III) filter media-type dust collector (baghouse) lacked a means of deflagration propagation protection (isolation) for the upstream connected processes (dirty air inlet).   This exposed employees working upstream of the collector to burn hazards associated with the potential for flame front propagation outside of the collector and into upstream systems in the event of a deflagration occurring within the collector.       b) On or about July 31, 2018, the outdoor Flex-Kleen Model 120-WSTC-225 (III) filter media-type dust collector (baghouse) was used for collecting color concentrate additives and ingredients dust from upstream process systems including pulverizers, extruders, choppers, and mixers:               i. The Flex-Kleen Model 120-WSTC-225 (III) filter media-type dust collector (baghouse) lacked a means of deflagration propagation protection (isolation) for the upstream connected processes (dirty air inlet).  This exposed employees working upstream of the collector to burn hazards associated with the potential for flame front propagation outside of the collector and into upstream systems in the event of a deflagration occurring within the collector.

Issued

Nov 13, 2018

Abate by

Jan 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $4,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.95(b)(1): When employees were subjected to sound exceeding those listed in Table G-16, feasible administrative or engineering controls were not utilized:    On or about July 31, 2018, an employee operating pulverizer #1 was exposed to continuous noise levels at 199.8% of the permissible daily exposure (8-hour, time-weighted average sound level of 90 dBA or equivalently, a dose of 100 percent), during the 478 minute sampling period. Exposure calculations include a zero increment for the 2 minutes not sampled.

Issued

Nov 13, 2018

Abate by

Dec 3, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $4,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)(C): Where lockout was used for energy control, the periodic inspection did not include a review, between the inspector and each authorized employee, of that employee's responsibilities under the energy control procedure being inspected:    a. On or about July 31, 2018, the periodic inspection performed by the employer did not review each authorized employee's responsibilities under the energy control procedure used by employees performing lock out on the Lab Preblend Mill in the lab.    b. On or about July 31, 2018, the periodic inspection performed by the employer did not review each authorized employee's responsibilities under the energy control procedure used by employees performing lock out on equipment including, but not limited to the pulverizers and mixers, on the night shift.

Issued

Nov 13, 2018

Abate by

Dec 3, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:    On or about July 31, 2018, the employer failed to ensure that a container of Grime Buster Degreaser used to clean the lab preblend mill was labeled with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemical.

Issued

Nov 13, 2018

Abate by

Dec 3, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): When the employer had assessed the workplace hazard(s) and determined that hazard(s) were present, the employer did not select and/or use the types of personal protective equipment that would protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment:  On or about July 31, 2018, the employer failed to select the types of personal protective equipment that would protect affected employees from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment when the employer failed to identify respirators as required PPE when air-born particles/dust was identified as a medium risk level hazard for pulverizer operators.