Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 1505456.015
Citation: 01001A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 07/09/2021 2
Initial Penalty: $12,288.00
Current Penalty: $12,288.00
Issuance Date: 06/07/2021
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 3
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0316400
Contest Date: 06/29/2021
Final Order: 05/09/2022
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | R: Review Commission | 05/09/2022 | $12,288.00 | 07/09/2021 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 06/29/2021 | $12,288.00 | 07/09/2021 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 06/07/2021 | $12,288.00 | 07/09/2021 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A Hazard:
29 CFR OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees: (a) Optima Belle, Process Unit: On December 8, 2020, employees were conducting a toll manufacturing drying process on a solid chlorinated product, CDB-56 in a double cone dryer. Employees were exposed to over-pressurization and explosion hazards wile conducting the toll manufacturing drying process in that the chlorinated product decomposed during the drying process.