OSHA Inspection: FLOW POLYMERS LLC

Issued

2020-05-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-07-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6940.00 · Current $5610.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces were not kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition:    On or about December 23, 2019, the employer failed to keep the Banbury Tilt Body Room in a clean condition when an accumulation of ignitable dust in excess of 1/32 of an inch was observed throughout the room on ductwork, stairways, and electrical boxes.

Issued

2020-05-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8675.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1)(iii): Employee(s) required to use PPE by this section were not trained to know how to don, doff, adjust, and wear PPE:    On or about December 23, 2019, the employer failed to train employees about how to don, doff, and wear PPE appropriately when several employees working on the Banbury Mixer Line developed rashes on their wrists when working with chemicals including, but not limited to, hexamine powder.

Issued

2020-05-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6940.00 · Current $3470.00 Reduced

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:    On or about December 23, 2019, the employer failed to provide a medical evaluation to employees required to don a tight-fitting respirator when working on the Banbury mixer line.

Issued

2020-05-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5205.00 · Current $2600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:    On or about December 23, 2019, the employer failed to provide a fit test to employees required to don a tight-fitting respirator when working on the Banbury mixer line.

Issued

2020-05-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5205.00 · Current $2600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:    On or about December 23, 2019, the employer failed to ensure that employees wearing tight-fitting facepieces did not have facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face.

Issued

2020-05-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(ii): Corrective glasses, goggles or other personal protective equipment were worn in a manner that interfered with the seal of the respirator facepiece:  On or about December 23, 2019, the employer failed to ensure that employees wearing tight-fitting facepieces did not wear other personal protective equipment in a manner that interfered with the seal of the respirator facepiece when an employee utilizing a tight-fitting dust mask donned a Tyvek suit hood under the respirator straps.