SAN DIEGO, CA —
OSHA Inspection: FARWEST INSULATION CONTRACTING
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of FARWEST INSULATION CONTRACTING in MARINE CORP AIR STATION MIRAMAR BEQ BUILDINGS 5697 AND 5698, SAN DIEGO, CA 92145 (NAICS 238290). OSHA activity number 345513576.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- FARWEST INSULATION CONTRACTING
- Site address
- MARINE CORP AIR STATION MIRAMAR BEQ BUILDINGS 5697 AND 5698
- City
- SAN DIEGO
- State
- CA
- ZIP
- 92145
- Mailing
- 1220 SOUTH SHERMAN ST, ANAHEIM, CA 92805
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 238290
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.151 D02
- Issued
- Oct 22, 2021
- Abate by
- Nov 10, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $838 · Current $838
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.151(d)(2): All materials were not stored, handled, and piled with due regard to their fire characteristics. MCAS: BEQ buildings 5697/5698: The employer stored three cardboard boxes containing Armacell 520 Adhesive, which is a flammable category 2 liquid, along with several pints that had been opened next to the cases. The employer had stored and used flammable liquids without regard to the fire characteristics. The employees were exposed to fire hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $838
- — Z (O) $838
1926.152 B05
- Issued
- Oct 22, 2021
- Abate by
- Nov 10, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $838 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.152(b)(5): "Quantity." The quantity of flammable or combustible liquids maintained in the vicinity of spraying operations were required to be the minimum for operations and ordinarily not to exceed a supply for 1 day or one shift. Bulk storage of portable containers of flammable or combustible liquids were to be in a separate, constructed building detached from other important buildings or cut off in a standard manner. MCAS: BEQ buildings 5697/5698: inside rooms: Employees were storing multiple cases of flammable category 2 liquids such as Armacell 520 Adhesive which had warning labels of being highly flammable liquid and vapors and may cause flash fire with other employers conducting spray operations. The employer did not ensure product quantity was controlled or stored in a separate flammable locker or detached storage location. The employees were exposed to fire hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $838
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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 345513576.
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