BEAUMONT, TX —
OSHA Inspection: CHEMTRADE REFINERY SERVICE INC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of CHEMTRADE REFINERY SERVICE INC in 1400 OLIN ROAD, BEAUMONT, TX 77705 (NAICS 324110). OSHA activity number 345451652.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CHEMTRADE REFINERY SERVICE INC
- Site address
- 1400 OLIN ROAD
- City
- BEAUMONT
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77705
- Mailing
- P. O. BOX 30, BEAUMONT, TX 77704
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 324110
- Employees
- 43
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2022
- Abate by
- Jun 30, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $14,502 · Current $14,502
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to Chemical Burns. On or about July 29, 2021, at Chemtrade Refinery Services Beaumont facility, employees repairing a leak on a spent sulfuric acid (approximately 90% concentration) piping system were sprayed from a failed pipe nipple, when the employer failed to ensure only welded piping connections were used, in accordance with the employer's adopted design codes and standards for construction of spent sulfuric acid service piping systems.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $14502
- — Z (S) $14502
1910.132 D01 I
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2022
- Abate by
- Mar 8, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $14,502 · Current $8,701 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i):The employer did not select and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment; On or about July 29, 2021, at Chemtrade Refinery Services Beaumont facility, the employer did not have each affected employee select and use the types of PPE that would protect them while taking measurements of a leaking drainpipe, where 90% concentrated spent sulfuric acid was dripping.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $8701.2
- — Z (S) $14502
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2022
- Abate by
- Mar 8, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $8,287 · Current $4,972 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2):The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter. a) On or about July 29, 2021, at Chemtrade Refinery Services Beaumont facility, the employer did not ensure that a repairmen/welders using face piece respirators were fit tested annually for the year 2020. b) On or about July 29, 2021, at Chemtrade Refinery Services Beaumont facility, the employer did not ensure that a repairmen/welder using the face piece respirator were fit tested annually for the year 2021.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4972.2
- — Z (S) $8287
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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 345451652.
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