OTTAWA, IL —
OSHA Inspection: SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS U.S. LLC
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS U.S. LLC in 2148 NORTH 2753RD ROAD, OTTAWA, IL 61350 (NAICS 325211). OSHA activity number 346970916.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS U.S. LLC
- Site address
- 2148 NORTH 2753RD ROAD
- City
- OTTAWA
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 61350
- Mailing
- 2148 NORTH 2753RD ROAD, OTTAWA, IL 61350
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 325211
- Employees
- 216
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 D04
- Issued
- Feb 15, 2024
- Abate by
- Mar 25, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $16,131 · Current $0 Reduced
0410
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4): The employer did not provide the equipment specified in paragraphs 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4)(i) through (d)(4)(ix) at no cost to employees, or did not maintain the equipment properly, and did not ensure that employees used the equipment properly: Latex Department: On or about September 5, 2023, employees from Sabic Innovative Plastics U.S. LLC, were exposed to fire hazards when entering the butadiene decant tank, a permit-required confined space, in order to remove the baffle while completing the annual outage. Before an employee entered the butadiene decant tank in the latex department, the employer did not maintain the equipment properly and did not ensure that employees used the equipment properly, specifically the Draeger XAM8000, Serial Number ARSA0162 Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $16131
1910.146 D05 I
- Issued
- Feb 15, 2024
- Abate by
- Apr 30, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $16,131 · Current $16,131
0410
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(i): 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 existed before entry was authorized to begin, and, if entry is authorized, entry conditions shall be continuously monitored in the areas where authorized entrants are working; Latex Department: On or about September 5, 2023, before employees from Sabic Innovative Plastics U.S. LLC, entered the butadiene decant tank in the latex department, the employer did not ensure that (a) the Draeger XAM8000 meter, Serial Number ARSA0162 was calibrated and bump tested according to the manufacturer?s guidelines prior to use; or (b) the entrants tested the atmosphere with said meter for flammable gases and vapors around the removable baffle to ensure that safe entry conditions existed before entry was authorized to begin. Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $16131
- — Z (S) $16131
1910.146 G01
- Issued
- Feb 15, 2024
- Abate by
- Apr 30, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0410
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1): The employer shall provide training so that all employees whose work is regulated by this section acquire the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under this section. Latex Department: On or about September 5, 2023, employees at Sabic Innovative Plastics U.S. LLC, were exposed to fire hazards. The employer did not ensure that the Permit Required Confined Space training provided to employees who were required to enter the butadiene polymer horizontal tank included difference of entry into a horizontal tank vs. a vertical tank to establish employee proficiency with respect to locations inside the tank where employees should perform gas meter tests to determine if acceptable and safe entry conditions exist before entry is authorized to begin. Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.307 C03
- Issued
- Feb 15, 2024
- Abate by
- Mar 25, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $16,131 · Current $0 Reduced
0410
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.307(c)(3): Equipment was not safe for the location in that it was not of a type and design that the employer demonstrated would provide protection from the hazards arising from the combustibility and flammability of vapors, liquids, gases, dusts, or fibers involved: Latex Department-On or about September 5, 2023, employees from Sabic Innovative Plastics U.S. LLC, were required to enter a permit required confined space, a tank containing butadiene polymer, in order to remove the baffle, while completing the annual outage. The employees used a High Torque Impact Wrench in order to remove the baffle. The employer did not ensure that all the tools and equipment available for use by employees was safe for the location in that it was of a type and design that the employer demonstrated would provide protection from the hazards arising from the combustibility and flammability of vapors, liquids, gases, dusts, or fibers involved, such as Butadiene vapors. Abatement documentations is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $16131
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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 346970916.
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