ADDYSTON, OH —
OSHA Inspection: INEOS ABS (USA) LLC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of INEOS ABS (USA) LLC in 356 THREE RIVERS PARKWAY, ADDYSTON, OH 45001 (NAICS 325211). OSHA activity number 343919072.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- INEOS ABS (USA) LLC
- Site address
- 356 THREE RIVERS PARKWAY
- City
- ADDYSTON
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 45001
- Mailing
- PO BOX 39 356 THREE RIVERS PARKWAY, ADDYSTON, OH 45001
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 220
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.119 D03 I E
- Issued
- Aug 16, 2019
- Abate by
- Nov 20, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $13,260 · Current $5,304 Reduced
0120
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(E): The employer did not have a compilation for written process safety information pertaining to the ventilation system design. Process safety information for the positive pressure unit did not include the positive pressure level required to mitigate employee exposure to acrylonitrile during release events affecting the Building 9 Control Room.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $5304
- — Z (S) $13260
1910.119 F01 IV
- Issued
- Aug 16, 2019
- Abate by
- Sep 20, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $13,260 · Current $5,304 Reduced
0120
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(iv): The employer did not implement written operating procedures that provided clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information and addressed safety systems and their functions. On or about February 20, 2019, the employer did not implement their written Fire Protection Impairment Control operating procedure in that no fire impairment permit or fire impairment form was completed when the plant fire alarm was disabled.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5304
- — Z (S) $13260
1910.119 J02
- Issued
- Aug 16, 2019
- Abate by
- Sep 20, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $13,260 · Current $5,304 Reduced
0120
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(j)(2): Written procedures. The employer shall establish and implement written procedures to maintain the on-going integrity of process equipment. a) On or about 2/21/2019, in the Building 9 Control Room, the employer did not establish and implement written procedures to maintain the ventilation system Positive Pressure Unit (PPU).
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $5304
- — Z (S) $13260
1910.119 J04 I
- Issued
- Aug 16, 2019
- Abate by
- Sep 20, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $13,260 · Current $5,304 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(i): The employer did not perform inspection and tests on process equipment. a) On or about 4/9/2019, in the DN-3 Process, the employer did not ensure that inspections were performed on the Terpinolene Feed Tank pressure vessel. c) On or about 4/9/2019, in the DN-3 Process, the employer did not ensure that inspections were performed on the pipe segment from the initiator to the reactor. h) On or about 2/21/2019, in the Building 9 Control Room, the employer did not ensure that inspections were performed on the ventilation system positive pressure unit.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5304
- — Z (S) $13260
1910.119 D03 I C
- Issued
- Aug 16, 2019
- Abate by
- Sep 20, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(C): Information pertaining to the equipment in the process did not include the electrical classification: On or about 4/9/2019, electrical classification documents had not been updated. The electrical classification document covering the Building 9 Control Room and surrounding area has not been updated since 1978 and makes reference to "Class I division 3" which is terminology that does not exist.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.119 F01 I E
- Issued
- Aug 16, 2019
- Abate by
- Sep 20, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(i)(E): The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provided clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information that addressed emergency operations. On or about 2/21/2019, the emergency operating procedures did not address actions to take upon failure of the Short Stop System of the DN processes such as cutting feeds to the reactor and venting the reactor.
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 343919072.
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