DELAWARE CITY, DE —
OSHA Inspection: FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION in 780 SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD, DELAWARE CITY, DE 19706 (NAICS 325211). OSHA activity number 343671269.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION
- Site address
- 780 SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD
- City
- DELAWARE CITY
- State
- DE
- ZIP
- 19706
- Mailing
- 780 SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD, DELAWARE CITY, DE 19706
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 7
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- May 6, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $10,419 · Current $10,419
0560C730
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 to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to an asphyxiation hazard: (a) Store Room (South Side) - On December 11, 2018, the employer failed to provide adequate general air ventilation in this room where two recently purchased forced air heaters, powered by diesel fuel were running, contaminating the air with toxic concentrations of the combustion products of diesel, resulting in the asphyxiation and consequential in-patient hospitalization of an employee. One feasible and acceptable means of abatement would be to follow the User's Manual & Operating Instructions for the Remington Kerosene Forced Air Heater, to include but not limited to adhering to the Danger warnings against the use of the equipment in enclosed spaces without adequate ventilation.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $10419
1904.39 A02
- Issued
- May 6, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $10,419 · Current $10,419
0560C730
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA. a) Formosa Plastics Corporation, 780 Schoolhouse Road, Delaware City, DE 19706 - On or about December 11, 2018, the employer failed to report the in-patient hospitalization of an employee within twenty-four (24) hours of the hospitalization. A report of this incident was not received by OSHA until December 17, 2018.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $10419
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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 343671269.
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