CLEVELAND, OH —
OSHA Inspection: KENAN ADVANTAGE GROUP, INC.
Federal Agency inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency health inspection of KENAN ADVANTAGE GROUP, INC. in 8101 UNION AVE, CLEVELAND, OH 44105 (NAICS 484110). OSHA activity number 344643564.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- KENAN ADVANTAGE GROUP, INC.
- Site address
- 8101 UNION AVE
- City
- CLEVELAND
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44105
- Mailing
- 4366 MT. PLEASANT ST. NW, NORTH CANTON, OH 44720
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- 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
- 484110
- Employees
- 443
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 D01 I
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2020
- Abate by
- Dec 31, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $6,747 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): Where hazards were present, or likely to be present, the employer did not select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that would protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment: On or about February 19, 2020, at 8101 Union Ave., Cleveland, OH, 44105 in the hazardous materials bay (#8), the employer did not ensure that a personal fall arrest system was utilized by terminal manager while accessing the top of chemical trailer #171128 .
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $6747
- — C (S) $13494
- — Z (S) $13494
1910.146 C08 IV
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2020
- Abate by
- Dec 31, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $13,494
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(8)(iv): When both host employer personnel and contractor personnel will be working in or near permit spaces, the host employer did not coordinate entry operations with the contractor as required by paragraph (d)(11) of this section: On, or about February 19, 2020, at the location of 8101 Union Ave., CLEVELAND, OH, 44105, in the hazardous materials bay (8), the host employer, Kenan Advantage Group, Inc. failed to coordinate entry activities with its contractor, Great Lakes Tank & Vessel, LLC (GLTV) when a manager accessed the top of chemical trailer #171128 to observe and communicate with a (GLTV) entrant about the contents of the tanker.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $13494
- — C (S) $13494
- — Z (S) $13494
1910.146 D01
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2020
- Abate by
- Oct 2, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(1): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not implement the measures necessary to prevent unauthorized entry: On, or about February 20, 2020, at 8101 Union Ave., CLEVELAND, OH, 44105 in the hazardous materials bay, Kenan Advantage Group failed to implement measures needed to prevent unauthorized entry into permit spaces while attempting rescue.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $13494
- — Z (S) $13494
1910.1200 E02 II
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2020
- Abate by
- Dec 31, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $13,494
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(2)(ii): The employer's hazard communication program did not include methods the employer will use to inform the other employer(s) of any precautionary measures that need to be taken to protect employees during the workplace's normal operations and in foreseeable emergencies: On, or about February 20, 2020, at the location of 8101 Union Ave., CLEVELAND, OH, 44105, in the hazardous materials bay, Kenan Advantage Group failed to include and implement a method to inform other employers of any precautionary measures that needed to be taken to protect employees during the workplace's normal operations and in foreseeable emergencies when contracted employees of Great Lakes Tank & Vessel LLC were hired to clean the interior of chemical trailers that had been emptied with nitrogen, which is an asphyxiant.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $13494
- — C (S) $13494
- — Z (S) $13494
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2020
- Abate by
- Dec 31, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form. Where the employer could not identify or reasonably estimate the employee exposure, the employer did not consider the atmosphere to be IDLH: On, or about February 20, 2020, and at times prior to, at the location of 8101 Union Ave., CLEVELAND, OH, 44105, in the hazardous materials bay, the employer failed to evaluate exposure to methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) when employees, such as mechanics, working in bay areas near the hazardous materials bay, complained of chemical exposure.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (O) $0
- — Z (O) $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 344643564.
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