MONTGOMERY, AL —
OSHA Inspection: JET POLYMER RECYCLING, INC.
Follow-up inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a follow-up safety inspection of JET POLYMER RECYCLING, INC. in 4290 ALATEX ROAD, MONTGOMERY, AL 36108 (NAICS 562920). OSHA activity number 345672018.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- JET POLYMER RECYCLING, INC.
- Site address
- 4290 ALATEX ROAD
- City
- MONTGOMERY
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 36108
- Mailing
- 3000 SELMA HWY., MONTGOMERY, AL 36108
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Follow-up (F)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 562920
- Employees
- 87
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 C07 I
- Issued
- May 18, 2022
- Abate by
- May 26, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(7)(i):A space classified by the employer as a permit-required confined space was reclassified as a non-permit confined space when the permit space posed actual or potential atmospheric hazards: a) Cutter Compactor of Erma Machine(s) #1, #2 and #3: On or about December 7, 2021 and at times prior to, the employer did not ensure that an evaluation of the permit confined space conditions included testing by atmospheric monitoring as per the standard before reclassifying the space as non-permit required confined space before employees entered the space for work tasks such as cleaning meltdown, changing blades.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.146 C07 III
- Issued
- May 18, 2022
- Abate by
- May 26, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(7)(iii):The employer did not document the basis for determining that all hazards in a permit space had been eliminated, through a written certification that contained the date, the location of the space, and the signature of the person making the determination. a) Cutter Compactor of Erma Machine(s) #1, #2, #3: On or about December 7, 2021 and at times prior to, the employer did not document the basis for determining the hazards in a permit space were eliminated through a written certification that contained the date, location of the space and signature of the person making the determination.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.146 C07 IV
- Issued
- May 18, 2022
- Abate by
- Jun 7, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(7)(iv): When hazards arose within a permit space that had been declassified to a non-permit space under 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(7), each employee in the space did not exit the space, and the employer did not reevaluate the space: a) Cutter Compactor of Erma Machine(s) #1, #2, #3: On or about December 7, 2021 and at times prior to, the employer permitted employees to enter a permit space that had been reclassified to a non-permit space exposing employees to laceration hazards in that employees entered the machine for cleaning an other activities where free spinning blades were present.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.146 D05 I
- Issued
- May 18, 2022
- Abate by
- May 26, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(i):Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not evaluate permit space conditions when entry operations were conducted by testing conditions in the permit space to determine if acceptable entry conditions exist before entry is authorized to begin. a) Cutter Compactor of Erma Machine(s): On or about December 7, 2021 and at times prior to, the employer did not ensure that an evaluation of the permit space conditions were tested by atmospheric monitoring was conducted before employees entered the space for work tasks such as cleaning meltdown, changing blades or before the employer reclassified the area as non-permit required.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.146 D05 III
- Issued
- May 18, 2022
- Abate by
- May 26, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(iii):Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), when testing for atmospheric hazards, the employer did not evaluate permit space conditions when entry operations were conducted by testing first oxygen, then combustible gas and vapors, and then toxic gases and vapors. a) Cutter Compactor of Erma Machine(s): On or about December 7, 2021 and at times prior to, the employer did not ensure testing of atmospheric hazards was conducted by testing first oxygen, then combustible gas and vapors and then toxic gas and vapors to evaluate permit space conditions or before the employer reclassified the area as non-permit required.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
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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 345672018.
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