READING, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: BRENNTAG NORTHEAST, LLC
Unprogrammed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related safety inspection of BRENNTAG NORTHEAST, LLC in 81 WEST HULLER LANE, READING, PA 19605 (NAICS 424690). OSHA activity number 345253991.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BRENNTAG NORTHEAST, LLC
- Site address
- 81 WEST HULLER LANE
- City
- READING
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19605
- Mailing
- 81 WEST HULLER LANE, READING, PA 19605
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Related (G)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 424690
- Employees
- 175
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2021
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $12,288 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i):Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: (a) BRENNTAG NORTHEAST FACILITY, TANK FARM PROJECT - Outside contractor employee(s) performed work to modify the wiring and electrical components of the formic acid system in the tank farm project, and the employer had not developed energy control procedures for the formic acid system that these workers were performing work on, on or about April 7, 2021. (b) BRENNTAG NORTHEAST FACILITY, TANK FARM PROJECT - Brenntag Northeast LLC employee(s) performed maintenance on the piping systems in the tank farm project, and the employer had not developed energy control procedures for the various systems located in the tank farm project, on or about April 7, 2021. Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $12288
1910.147 D05 II
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2021
- Abate by
- Nov 30, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $9,000
General-duty citation text
1910.147(d)(5)(ii) Where there was a possibility of re-accumulation of stored energy to a hazardous level, verification of isolation was not continued until the servicing or maintenance was completed, or until the possibility of such accumulation: (a) BRENNTAG NORTHEAST FACILITY, TANK FARM PROJECT - Employee(s) of an outside contractor performed work to modify the wiring and electrical components of the formic acid system in the tank farm project owned by the onsite employer. The onsite employer had not provided the energy control procedures for the piping system to the outside contractor, nor had they requested the details of the outside employer's energy control program, on or about April 7, 2021. Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $9000
- · 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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 345253991.
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