OSHA Inspection: ALCHEMY-SPETEC LLC

Issued

Dec 15, 2021

Abate by

Feb 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,340 · Current $2,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): Each employee on a walking/working surface having an unprotected side or edge which was four feet (1.2m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.                                                                                                           (a) Tank Oven Room; on or about June 25, 2021, and times prior to, the employer did not ensure employees unloading a storage tank were provided a means of fall protection, employees, were exposed to a 52 inch fall to the concrete floor while working in and around the storage tank.

Issued

Dec 15, 2021

Abate by

Feb 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,340 · Current $2,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(11)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each flight of stairs having at least 3 treads and at least 4 risers is equipped with stair rail systems and handrails as follows: Guardrail systems:  (a) Tank Oven Room; On or about June 25, 2021 and times prior to, employees were exposed to a 52 inch fall hazard while using stairs without handrails on each side.

Issued

Dec 15, 2021

Abate by

Feb 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,340 · Current $2,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use::  (a) Distillery; On or about June 25, 2021 and times prior to, the employer had not developed a written respiratory protection program for employees required to use the 3M half mask respirators exposing employees to respiratory hazards.

Issued

Dec 15, 2021

Abate by

Feb 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  (a) Distillery; On or about June 25, 2021 and times prior to, the employer had not provide a medical evaluation to determine each employee's ability to use a respirator before requiring the use exposing employees to respiratory hazards.

Issued

Dec 15, 2021

Abate by

Feb 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  (a) Production Area; On or about June 25, 2021, and times prior to, employees were required to use the 3M half mask elastomeric respirators while working with and mixing chemicals in the production area and a fit test was not conducted prior to the use of the respirator, exposing employees to respiratory hazards.

Issued

Dec 15, 2021

Abate by

Feb 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:  (a) Production Area; On or about June 25, 2021, and times prior to, respirators were observed stored on the work benches throughout the production area, exposing employees to chemical hazards due to the possible respirators contamination and damage from sunlight, extreme temperatures or excessive moisture.

Issued

Dec 15, 2021

Abate by

Feb 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,901 · Current $3,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces in the workplace:  Paint Oven Room, Blending Area; On or about June 25, 2021, and times prior to, the employer did not post notification of confined space located in the production area, exposing employees to asphyxiation hazards.

Issued

Dec 15, 2021

Abate by

Feb 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146:    (a) Production Area; On or about June 25, 2021, and times prior to, the employer had not developed a site specific written confined space program for employees required to enter confined spaces, such as, but not limited to the paint oven room and/or the 600 gallon mixing tank exposing employees to chemical inhalation and oxygen deficient hazards.

Issued

Dec 15, 2021

Abate by

Feb 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,901 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(c)(5)(ii)(C): Before an employee entered a space, the internal atmosphere was not tested with a calibrated direct-reading instrument for oxygen, flammable gases and vapors and potential toxic air contaminants:   Alchemy-Spectec, LLC - 4508 Bibb Boulevard, Tucker, GA - On or about 06/25/21, and times prior to, the employer did not provide monitoring equipment and/or monitoring was not performed before entry into the Tank Oven Room.

Issued

Dec 15, 2021

Abate by

Feb 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,901 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(g)(4): The employer did not certify that the training required by 29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1) through 29 CFR 1910.146(g)(3) had been accomplished:   Alchemy-Spectec, LLC - 4508 Bibb Boulevard, Tucker, GA - On or about 06/25/21, and times prior to, the employer did not provide training as required by the standard.

Issued

Dec 15, 2021

Abate by

Feb 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,340 · Current $2,300 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:  Alchemy-Spectec, LLC - 4508 Bibb Boulevard, Tucker, GA - Employees were exposed to caught-by hazards while lubricating or cleaning reactor tanks, and the employer had not developed specific lockout/tagout procedure to prevent unexpected startup of the equipment, on or about June 25, 2021.  Equipment includes, but is not limited to the reactor tank and mixing tanks.

Issued

Dec 15, 2021

Abate by

Feb 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,340 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): The employer did not ensure that each authorized employee(s) receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control:  Alchemy-Spectec, LLC - 4508 Bibb Boulevard, Tucker, GA - In the production area, employees are exposed to caught-by hazards while lubricating or cleaning reactor tanks, without receiving training or utilizing a specific lockout/tagout procedure to prevent unexpected startup of the equipment, on or about June 25, 2021. Equipment includes, but is not limited to the reactor tank and mixing tanks.

Issued

Dec 15, 2021

Abate by

Feb 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,121 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.151(c):29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  a) Alchemy-Spectec, LLC - 4508 Bibb Boulevard, Tucker, GA - In B-5 Production Area-Employees were exposed to skin and face  burn hazards while working  with and near chemicals such as, but not limited to, Dabco BL-19, Sundex 840, Dabco BL 1, Toyocat-D60, Toyocat-DM70, classified as corrosive.  An emergency eye wash station was not provided in the immediate area in the event of a splash to the eyes and body, on or about 06/25/21.  b) Alchemy-Spectec, LLC - 4508 Bibb Boulevard, Tucker, GA - In B-6 Blending Area-Employees were exposed to skin and face  burn hazards while working  with and near chemicals such as, but not limited to, Dabco BL-19, Sundex 840, Dabco BL 16, Toyocat-D60, Toyocat-DM70, classified as corrosive.  An emergency eye wash station was not provided in the immediate area in the event of a splash to the eyes and body, on or about 06/25/21.

Issued

Dec 15, 2021

Abate by

Jan 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,121 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  Alchemy-Spectec, LLC - 4508 Bibb Boulevard, Tucker, GA -  Employees handle hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to Poly-G 30-238, Sundex 840, Polyol 14730, UN2735, Diethylene Glycol Tech, Polymeric MDI, Addocat 118, Millioonate MR-200, Dabco BL-19, Sundex 840, Dabco BL 1, Toyocat-D60, Toyocat-DM70, during the production and blending of chemicals. A written hazard communication program was not developed and implemented, on or about 06/25/21.

Issued

Dec 15, 2021

Abate by

Feb 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,121 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(f)(6): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information specified under paragraphs (f)(6)(i) through (ii) of this section:  Alchemy-Spectec, LLC - 4508 Bibb Boulevard, Tucker, GA - In B-5 Production Area, a 5000 gallon storage tank of Sundex 840, a corrosive, was not labeled with the contents and any hazard information, on or about 06 /25/21.

Issued

Dec 15, 2021

Abate by

Feb 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,121 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:     Alchemy-Spectec, LLC - 4508 Bibb Boulevard, Tucker, GA -  Employees handle hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to Poly-G 30-238, Sundex 840, Polyol 14730, UN2735, Diethylene Glycol Tech, Polymeric MDI, Addocat 118, Millioonate MR-200, Dabco BL-19, Sundex 840, Dabco BL 1, Toyocat-D60, Toyocat-DM70, during the production and blending of chemicals. Employee training had not been conducted, on or about 06/25/21.

Issued

Dec 15, 2021

Abate by

Feb 10, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):  Alchemy-Spectec, LLC - 4508 Bibb Boulevard, Tucker, GA  - The employer did not perform a complete personal protective equipment (PPE) hazard assessment  in that employees handling and unloading corrosives, catalyst, phosphoric acid, as well as other acids, were potentially exposed to eye, hand, and foot hazards and  ppe was not required when working around these chemicals, on or about 06/25/21 and times prior to.  Note: The PPE hazard assessment needs to be certified in writing in accordance with 1910.132(d)(2).