MILWAUKEE, WI —
OSHA Inspection: ALDRICH CHEMICAL CO. LLC
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of ALDRICH CHEMICAL CO. LLC in 6000 N TEUTONIA AVE, MILWAUKEE, WI 53209 (NAICS 325199). OSHA activity number 344129713.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- ALDRICH CHEMICAL CO. LLC
- Site address
- 6000 N TEUTONIA AVE
- City
- MILWAUKEE
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 53209
- Mailing
- 6000 NORTH TEUTONIA AVENUE, MILWAUKEE, WI 53209
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 325199
- Employees
- 700
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2019
- Abate by
- Jan 31, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $5,114 · Current $3,580 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 to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to hazards associated with the potential release from process piping such as, but not limited to chemical contact and chemical inhalation while working at or near process piping and their associated piping systems: (a) On or about June 21, 2019, pressure relief devices installed on the discharge of positive displacement pumps in the development stage continuous flow reactor equipment bay arranged to synthesize 3,9-Diethylidene-2,4,8,10-tretraoxaspiro[5.5]undecane (DEtOSU) were not adequately set to provide relief and prevent the release of process streams to the immediate work environment in the case of a blocked outlet. This exposed employees to chemical contact hazards and inhalation hazards while performing work.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3579.8
- — Z (S) $5114
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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 344129713.
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