NEW CASTLE, DE —
OSHA Inspection: PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION, INC.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION, INC. in 4442 WRANGLE HILL RD, NEW CASTLE, DE 19720 (NAICS 325180). OSHA activity number 344967120.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION, INC.
- Site address
- 4442 WRANGLE HILL RD
- City
- NEW CASTLE
- State
- DE
- ZIP
- 19720
- Mailing
- 10 RIVERVIEW DRIVE, DANBURY, CT 06810
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
- 325180
- Employees
- 9
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2021
- Abate by
- May 3, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $13,653 · Current $13,653
General-duty citation text
1910.212(a)(3)(ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle. (a) Dry Ice Production Facility, Delaware City, DE - On or about October 9, 2020, the employer failed to guard the point of operation of machines such as, but not limited to, an IceTech Icemaker SL1000, to prevent employees from accessing operating areas of the machine.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $13653
- — C (S) $13653
- — Z (S) $13653
1910.212 A03 III
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2021
- Abate by
- May 3, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $13,653 · Current $7,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
1910.212(a)(3)(iii) Special handtools for placing and removing material shall be such as to permit easy handling of material without the operator placing a hand in the danger zone. Such tools shall not be in lieu of other guarding required by this section, but can only be used to supplement protection provided. (a) Dry Ice Production Facility, Delaware City, DE - On or about October 9, 2020, the employer failed to provide specialized hand tools for operators to handle materials and prevent having thier hands in the danger zone for machines such as, but not limited to, an IceTech Icemaker SL1000.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $7000
- — C (S) $13653
- — Z (S) $13653
1910.147 D
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2021
- Abate by
- May 3, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $13,653 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d): The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) did not cover the actions listed in and was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6): (a) Dry Ice Production Facility, Delaware City, DE - On or about October 9, 2020, the employer failed to protect employees from amputations and other hand injuries by not: 1. apprising an authorized employee of the type and magnitude of the energy, the hazards of the energy to be controlled, and the method or means to control the energy before a machine such as, but not limited to, an IceTech SL1000 dry ice maker was shut down; 2. ensuring that an orderly shutdown of a machine such as, but not limited to an IceTech SL1000 dry ice maker, was utilized to avoid any additional or increased hazards to employees as a result of equipment stoppage; and, 3. installing components an electronic interlock system in a physical location to allow for the de-energization of parts, such as, but not limited to, the rotating part within the ice box in a IceTech SL1000 dry ice maker, in order to prevent employee injuries, such as hand lacerations and amputations.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $13653
- — Z (S) $13653
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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 344967120.
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