LOCKPORT, NY —
OSHA Inspection: VANDEMARK CHEMICAL, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of VANDEMARK CHEMICAL, INC. in ONE NORTH TRANSIT RD., LOCKPORT, NY 14094 (NAICS 325199). OSHA activity number 348301219.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VANDEMARK CHEMICAL, INC.
- Site address
- ONE NORTH TRANSIT RD.
- City
- LOCKPORT
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14094
- Mailing
- ONE NORTH TRANSIT RD., LOCKPORT, NY 14094
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 325199
- Employees
- 75
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.28 B01 I
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2025
- Abate by
- Dec 8, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $14,895 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i):Except as provided elsewhere in this section 29 CFR 1910.28, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the systems described in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): a) On or about 5/13/2025, at chlorine rail car unloading area; Employees were exposed to approximately 15ft falls while accessing the top of chlorine rail cars by elevated catwalk with unprotected sides/edges. ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $14895
1910.119 E03 IV
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2025
- Abate by
- Dec 31, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $14,895 · Current $11,250 Reduced
2070
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(e)(3)(iv):The process hazard analysis did not address the consequences of the failure of engineering and administrative controls. a) On or about 5/13/2025, at B-area, 1-ton phosgene cylinder filling operation; The employer did not evaluate the consequence for failure conditions on engineering controls, including but not limited to, a lack of warning for ventilation failures. The ventilation system was identified as a safeguard for the phosgene process. ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $11250
- — Z (S) $14895
1910.119 E03 VI
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2025
- Abate by
- Dec 31, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $14,895 · Current $11,250 Reduced
2070
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(e)(3)(vi):The process hazard analysis did not address human factors. a) On or about 5/13/2025, B-area, 1-ton phosgene cylinder filling operation; The employer did not evaluate human factors, including but not limited to, the containment hood (a safeguard) designed so it can be opened at any time, ensuring critical drain valves oriented in the correct position, during 1-ton cylinder filling. ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $11250
- — Z (S) $14895
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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 348301219.
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