OSHA has inspected Far Research, Inc. 7 times in Florida since 1993.
The latest one began on Sep 10, 2020 on a referral, in Palm Bay.
Those inspections ended with 48 citation items: 38 serious and 10 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $47,357 and now stand at $39,832, 16% lower after settlements or reviews.
Process safety management comes up most often in these citations: 8 items under 1910.119.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Far Research, Inc. averages $9,557 (1 cited inspection).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Inspection 313556995 OPENED JUL 20, 2009Closed
Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 18 employees at the site · Closed Sep 11, 2009
2210 Wilhelmina Ct. N E, Palm Bay, FL 32905 · All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 312284268 OPENED MAY 22, 2008Closed
Accident · Complete · Health · 25 employees at the site · Closed Jul 22, 2009
2210 Wilhelmina Ct. N E, Palm Bay, FL 32905 · All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on May 21, 2008 (fatal): Employee is killed when glass piping explodes
On May 21, 2008, Employee #1 was working in a building where by product wastewat er was being treated. The water treatment process utilized a 500-gallon glass li ned vessel. The wastewater in the vessels was heated, vaporized and condensed. T he resultant liquid then traveled through a glass pipe. While Employee #1 was wo rking, the glass piping exploded, and he sustained traumatic injuries form the b last that killed him.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
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| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $5,600 | $5,600 | Nov 18, 2008 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $1,000 | $1,000 | Nov 18, 2008 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 |
Serious | $1,000 | $1,000 | Nov 18, 2008 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5 |
Serious | $1,000 | $1,000 | Nov 18, 2008 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 7 |
Serious | $1,000 | $1,000 | Nov 18, 2008 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 8 |
Serious | $1,000 | $1,000 | Nov 18, 2008 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 10 |
Serious | $1,000 | $1,000 | Nov 18, 2008 | Closed |
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.