KENTON, OH —
OSHA Inspection: SUMITOMO BAKELITE NORTH AMERICA
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of SUMITOMO BAKELITE NORTH AMERICA in 13717 US HWY. 68 S, KENTON, OH 43326 (NAICS 325211). OSHA activity number 346386493.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SUMITOMO BAKELITE NORTH AMERICA
- Site address
- 13717 US HWY. 68 S
- City
- KENTON
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 43326
- Mailing
- 13717 US HWY. 68 S, KENTON, OH 43326
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 325211
- Employees
- 52
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.119 E05
- Issued
- Jul 3, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $15,625 · Current $15,625
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(e)(5): The employer did not establish a system to promptly address the PHA team's findings and recommendations Instance A: On or about December 12, 2022, the employer did not assure that the findings and recommendations made during the process hazards analysis regarding the hazards of toxic exposure to employees working in the control room of building #40 were resolved. Employees were exposed to inhalation/explosion hazards associated with the release of formaldehyde during different release scenarios in that the control room of building #40 was not maintained under positive pressure and had ventilation shut off to prevent the intrusion of formaldehyde into the control room during a release scenario.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $15625
- — Z (S) $15625
- — C (S) $15625
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- May 9, 2023
- Abate by
- May 22, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $15,625 · Current $0 Reduced
2221
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that all places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition. Sumitomo Bakelite North America, dba Durez Corporation located at 13717 US Highway 68 in Kenton Ohio: On or about December 12, 2022, the employer did not ensure elevated non floor surfaces in building 40 above kettle 3 were maintained in a clean and orderly condition. Employees were exposed to hazards associated with fire and combustion byproducts in that resorcinol resin material was accumulating on surfaces and piping above kettle 3.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $15625
1910.119 E05
- Issued
- May 9, 2023
- Abate by
- Sep 9, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $156,259 · Current $15,625 Reduced
12902221
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(e)(5):The employer did not establish a system to promptly address the PHA team's findings and recommendations; Sumitomo Bakelite North America, doing business as Durez Corporation, located at 13717 US Highway 68 in Kenton Ohio: Instance A On or about December 12, 2022 the employer did not assure that the findings and recommendations made during the process hazards analysis regarding overpressure hazards posed to occupied process buildings such as, but not limited to, building #40 control room were resolved. Employees working in the building #40 control room were exposed to significant overpressure explosion and deflagration hazards from the process area in that the control room was not equipped with appropriate blast resistant construction or other protective measures.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $15625
- — C (W) $156259
- — Z (W) $156259
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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 346386493.
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