BAYTOWN, TX —
OSHA Inspection: COVESTRO, LLC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of COVESTRO, LLC. in 8500 WEST BAY RD, BAYTOWN, TX 77523 (NAICS 325211). OSHA activity number 345886337.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- COVESTRO, LLC.
- Site address
- 8500 WEST BAY RD
- City
- BAYTOWN
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77523
- Mailing
- 8500 WEST BAY RD, BAYTOWN, TX 77523
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 325211
- Employees
- 1100
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.119 F04
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2022
- Abate by
- Oct 14, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $12,327 · Current $0 Reduced
2070
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(4):The employer did not develop and implement safe work practices to provide for the control of hazards during operations such as lockout/tagout; confined space entry; opening process equipment or piping; and control over entrance into a facility by maintenance, contractor, laboratory, or other support personnel: On or about April 5, 2022 in the MR3 Unit at the Covestro chemical manufacturing complex in Baytown, Texas, workers were exposed to toxic chemical hazards when safe work practices developed by the employer, such as the Site Protective Equipment Policy, were not implemented and workers not in SCBA remained in the unit, working in toxic atmosphere(s). (a)Workers not in self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) as required by the employer's safe work policy remained in unit working after toxic atmosphere was detected. (b) The area that could be affected by toxic fumes downwind of process equipment that was being opened, was not cleared of non-essential personnel after it was determined that potential exposure to toxic fumes existed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $12327
1910.119 H02 III
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2022
- Abate by
- Oct 14, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $12,327 · Current $0 Reduced
2070
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(h)(2)(iii):The employer did not explain the applicable provisions of the emergency action plan to contract employers who work on or adjacent to a covered process. (a) On or about April 5, 2022 and at times prior thereto in the MR3 Unit of the Covestro chemical manufacturing complex in Baytown, Texas, the employer did not inform contract employers that self-contained breathing apparatus must be used in the presence of any toxic atmosphere and did not inform contract employers that workers must evacuate the unit when phosgene is detected.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $12327
1910.132 D01 I
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2022
- Abate by
- Oct 14, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $12,327 · Current $7,396 Reduced
0170056006402070
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i):When the employer had assessed the workplace hazard(s) and determined that hazard(s) were present, the employer did not select and/or use the types of personal protective equipment that would protect the affected employee from the hazard(s) identified: (a) On or about April 5, 2022 and at times prior thereto in the MR3 Unit of the Covestro chemical manufacturing complex in Baytown, Texas, workers were exposed to chemical hazards that cause dermal injuries when Chemical Protective Suits identified as required personal protective equipment were not worn/used by operators and contract workers in the unit while work activities having potential for chemical release of were occurring.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $7396
- — Z (S) $12327
1910.165 B01
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2022
- Abate by
- Oct 14, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $12,327 · Current $7,397 Reduced
2070
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.165(b)(1):The employee alarm system did not provide warning for necessary emergency action as called for in the emergency action plan, or for reaction time for safe escape of employees from the workplace or the immediate work area, or both: (a) On or about April 5, 2022 in the MR3 Unit of the Covestro chemical manufacturing complex in Baytown, Texas, workers were exposed to toxic fumes from phosgene chemical release when the employee alarm was not sounded to allow reaction time for safe escape of employees from their immediate work area(s), as called for in the Emergency Action Plan.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7397
- — Z (S) $12327
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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 345886337.
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