OSHA Inspection: OXITENO USA LLC

Issued

2019-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5217.00 · Current $5217.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    The violation occurred at the Oxiteno facility located in Pasadena, TX on April 30, 2019 when the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use a Scoot AV 2000 full face respirator in the workplace.

Issued

2019-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested:    The violation occurred at the Oxiteno facility located in Pasadena, TX on April 30, 2019 when the employer did not provide employees using a tight-fitting Scott 2000 full-face respirator with annual fit test. This condition exposed employees to inhalation hazards.

Issued

2019-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6521.00 · Current $6521.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(ii)(B): The employer failed to develop and implement steps required to correct or avoid deviations from normal operating limits::  The violation occurred in the OXITENO USA LLC facility in Pasadena, TX on April 30, 2019 when the employer failed to develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for steps required to correct or avoid deviation from the operating limits in the Phase 2 Unit.

Issued

2019-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $732.00 · Current $732.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1047(d)(2)(i): Initial monitoring was not performed to determine accurately the airborne concentrations of ethylene oxide to which employees may be exposed:  On or about April 30, 2018, at the Oxiteno facility located in Pasadena, Texas, the employer did not perform initial monitoring to determine accurately the airborne concentrations of ethylene oxide to which employees may be exposed. This condition exposed employees to inhalation hazards.