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OSHA Inspection: ESTES REFRACTORY AND INSULATION

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of ESTES REFRACTORY AND INSULATION in 5221 SID RICHARDSON ROAD, ADDIS, LA 70710 (NAICS 238210). OSHA activity number 344121603.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
5221 SID RICHARDSON ROAD
City
ADDIS
State
LA
ZIP
70710
Mailing
20353 HWY 182, JEANERETTE, LA 70544
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238210
Employees
60
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.134 E01

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Oct 18, 2019
Abate by
Nov 6, 2019
Penalty
Initial $3,978 · Current $2,387 Reduced
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:   a) On or about June 26, 2019, in the south west section of the Tokai Carbon facility, the employer did not ensure that employees required to use tight fitting, full face respirators (Honeywell 5400) had received a medical evaluation that was current and up to date.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2386.8
  • — Z (S) $3978

1910.134 F02

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Oct 18, 2019
Abate by
Nov 6, 2019
Penalty
Initial $3,978 · Current $2,387 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested:  a) On or about June 26, 2019, in the south west section of the Tokai Carbon facility, the employer did not ensure employees required to use tight fitting, full face respirators (Honeywell 5400) had received an annual fit test.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2386.8
  • — Z (S) $3978

1910.134 G01 I A

Serious Gravity 1 2 instances 1 exposed
Issued
Oct 18, 2019
Abate by
Nov 6, 2019
Penalty
Initial $3,978 · Current $2,387 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): The employer did not prohibit the growth of facial hair of employees using tight fitting face piece respirators which would prevent a seal between the face piece and the face:  a) On or about June 26, 2019, in the south west section of the Tokai Carbon facility, employees required to wear Honeywell 5400 half face respirators while spraying Gunite were not prohibited from growing facial hair during the use of respirators.  b) On or about June 26, 2019, in the south west section of the Tokai Carbon facility, employees were observed with facial hair while wearing Moldex model 2200N95 tight fitting respirators.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2386.8
  • — Z (S) $3978

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 344121603.

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