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Engineered Materials Systems, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Delaware, Ohio · Adhesive Manufacturing · NAICS 325520

1inspections
3citation items
$4,014current penalties
Mar 17, 2020last inspection

OSHA has inspected Engineered Materials Systems, Inc. once in Ohio.

The inspection began on Mar 17, 2020 after a complaint, in Delaware.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $5,735 and now stand at $4,014, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.

Silica dust in general industry comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.1053.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Engineered Materials Systems, Inc. averages $4,014 (1 cited inspection).

Engineered Materials Systems, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344699830 OPENED MAR 17, 2020Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 40 employees at the site · Closed Jul 22, 2020

100 Innovation Court, Delaware, OH 43015 · Adhesive Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.1053(d)(1) · Silica dust in general industry
 Serious$5,735$4,014May 18, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(2)(i) · Silica dust in general industry
 Serious$0$0May 18, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1 Other-than-serious$0$0May 18, 2020Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.1053 · Silica dust in general industry

29 CFR 1910.1053(d)(1)

(d) Exposure assessment—(1) General. The employer shall assess the exposure of each employee who is or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(3) of this section.

29 CFR 1910.1053(f)(2)(i)

(2) Written exposure control plan. (i) The employer shall establish and implement a written exposure control plan that contains at least the following elements:

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(b)

(B) Specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy;

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