OSHKOSH, WI —
OSHA Inspection: HYDRITE CHEMICAL CO.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of HYDRITE CHEMICAL CO. in 191 W. 28TH AVE, OSHKOSH, WI 54902 (NAICS 424690). OSHA activity number 344230743.
What this inspection record means
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- HYDRITE CHEMICAL CO.
- Site address
- 191 W. 28TH AVE
- City
- OSHKOSH
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54902
- Mailing
- 191 W. 28TH AVE, OSHKOSH, WI 54902
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 424690
- Employees
- 75
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
12 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.119 D03 I B
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 25, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $10,419 · Current $5,210 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(B): The employer shall complete a compilation of written process safety information including information pertaining to the equipment in the process including piping and instrument diagrams (P&ID's): At a facility located at 191 W. 28th Avenue, Oshkosh, WI 54902; the employer did not complete a compilation of written process safety information. The P&ID for the anhydrous ammonia system was inaccurate due to: a) P&ID AC04 (Rev. 02) represented a connection to a portion of equipment near compressor AC-100, which had been partially disconnected from the main system. The P&ID inaccurately represented a connections that had physically been disconnected downstream of a tee junction between valves GV-128, GV-132 and GV-160 and upstream of PRV-300.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5209.5
- — Z (S) $10419
1910.119 D03 I F
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 25, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(F): The employer shall complete a compilation of written process safety information including information pertaining to the equipment in the process including design codes and standards employed: At a facility located at 191 W. 28th Avenue, Oshkosh, WI 54902; the employer did not complete a compilation of written process safety information. The employer did not have a compilation of design codes and standards employed for the construction of the piping and its appurtenances used in the ammonia system.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.119 D03 I D
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 25, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $10,419 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(D): The employer shall complete a compilation of written process safety information including information pertaining to the equipment in the process including relief system design and design basis: At a facility located at 191 W. 28th Avenue, Oshkosh, WI 54902; the employer did not complete a compilation of written process safety information including the relief system design and design basis for external hydrostatic relief valves and relief discharge system installed on the ammonia system.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $10419
1910.119 E03 I
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 25, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $10,419 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(e)(3)(i): The process hazard analysis shall include the hazards of the process: At a facility located at 191 W. 28th Avenue, Oshkosh, WI 54902; the employer's process hazard analysis (PHA) did not include the hazards of the process. The employer's 2014 and 2019 PHAs did not analyze if flash fire hazards existed inside the converter room were anhydrous ammonia (flammable) was present in the process equipment.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $10419
1910.132 D01
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 25, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE): At a facility located at 191 W. 28th Avenue, Oshkosh, WI 54902; the employer did not assess if flash fire hazards were present or were likely to be present in the converter room where employees worked with or near process equipment containing anhydrous ammonia (flammable).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.119 F01 II
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 25, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $10,419 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(ii): The employer shall develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information and shall address operating limits including consequences of deviation and steps required to correct or avoid deviation: At a facility located at 191 W. 28th Avenue, Oshkosh, WI 54902; the employer's written operating procedure for the ammonia system did not address operating limits including their consequences of deviation and the steps required to correct or avoid deviation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $10419
1910.119 F01 III A
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 25, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $10,419 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(iii)(A): The employer shall develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information and shall address properties of, and hazards presented by, the chemicals used in the process: At a facility located at 191 W. 28th Avenue, Oshkosh, WI 54902; the employer did not address the chemical properties, physical hazards, or health hazards of the anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia of the ammonia system in their written operating procedures.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $10419
1910.119 F01 III B
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 25, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(iii)(B): The employer shall develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information and shall address precautions necessary to prevent exposure, including engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment: At a facility located at 191 W. 28th Avenue, Oshkosh, WI 54902; the employer did not address the precautions necessary to prevent exposure including engineering and administrative controls of the ammonia system in their written operating procedures. Controls that should be addressed included, but are not limited to Smart Hoses, Uni-Pros and smoke bottles.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.119 F01 III C
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 25, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(iii)(C): The employer shall develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information and shall address control measures to be taken if physical contact or airborne exposure occurs: At a facility located at 191 W. 28th Avenue, Oshkosh, WI 54902; the employer did not address the control measures to be taken if physical contract or airborne exposure occurred to anhydrous ammonia of the ammonia system in their written operating procedures.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.119 J02
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 25, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $10,419 · Current $5,210 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(j)(2): The employer shall establish and implement written procedures to maintain the on-going integrity of process equipment: At a facility located at 191 W. 28th Avenue, Oshkosh, WI 54902; the employer did not establish and implement written procedures to maintain the on-going integrity of process equipment such as, but not limited to: a) Procedures for the inspection of pressure relief valves b) Procedures for the inspection, testing, and sensor replacement for ammonia gas sensors c) Procedures for the inspection for Smart-Hoses
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5209.5
- — Z (S) $10419
1910.119 J04 II
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 25, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(ii): Inspection and testing procedures shall follow recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices: At a facility located at 191 W. 28th Avenue, Oshkosh, WI 54902; the inspections and testing procedure for equipment on the ammonia system did not follow recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices when: a) Procedures for inspecting pressure relieve valves conducted by Maintenance employees on a monthly basis were not consistent with the recommended inspection practices of the valves' manufacturer b) Procedures for monthly tests of ammonia sensors (RKI and Crowcon) were not consistent with the recommended inspection practices of the sensors' manufacturers. c) Procedures for the periodic change out of Crowcon ammonia sensor were not consistent with the recommended replacement periods of the sensor's manufacturer.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.119 J04 IV
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 25, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(iv): The employer shall document each inspection and test that has been performed on process equipment. The documentation shall identify the date of the inspection or test, the name of the person who performed the inspection or test, the serial number or other identifier of the equipment on which the inspection or test was performed, a description of the inspection or test performed, and the results of the inspection or test. At a facility located at 191 W. 28th Avenue, Oshkosh, WI 54902; the employer did not document each inspection that had been performed on process safety equipment. The manufacturer of the RKI ammonia sensors recommended daily inspection of the toxic sensor's reading to verify a display reading of zero; however, the employer did not document those daily inspections.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $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 344230743.
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