EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: DIAMOND CHEMICAL COMPANY INC.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of DIAMOND CHEMICAL COMPANY INC. in UNION AVENUE & DUBOIS STREET, EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ 07073 (NAICS 325611). OSHA activity number 345859441.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- DIAMOND CHEMICAL COMPANY INC.
- Site address
- UNION AVENUE & DUBOIS STREET
- City
- EAST RUTHERFORD
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07073
- Mailing
- UNION AVENUE & DUBOIS STREET, EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ 07073
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 325611
- Employees
- 200
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.176 B
- Issued
- Aug 9, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $7,458 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.176(b): Material stored in tiers was not stacked, blocked, interlocked or limited in height so that it was stable and secure against sliding and collapse: a) Chemical Storage Area: Boxes with canisters with liquid chemicals were stacked on the second level tier of the storage rack and were not secured against sliding and falling off the tier exposing the employees to 5-foot overhead hazard, on or about 03/25/22.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $7458
- — Z (S) $7458
1910.1200 B04 I
- Issued
- Aug 9, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $7,458 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(b)(4)(i): In work operations where employees only handle chemicals in sealed containers which are not opened under normal conditions of use, the employer did not ensure that labels on incoming containers of hazardous chemicals were not removed or defaced: a) Chemical Storage Area: A label of 250 Gallon container with Cocamidopropylamine Oxide was closed with a glued paper wit the inscription "OXIDE 5946," on or about 6/29/22
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $7458
- — Z (S) $7458
1910.1200 F06 II
- Issued
- Aug 9, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical. a) Chemical Storage Area: A label of 250 Gallon container with Liquid Sodium Silicate did not provide at least general information regarding the chemical's hazards including serious eye irritation, on or about 03/25/22.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — 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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 345859441.
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