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Hexion Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Springfield, Oregon · Adhesive Manufacturing · NAICS 325520

1inspections
5citation items
$1,212current penalties
Apr 6, 2016last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Hexion Inc in Oregon one time.

It opened on Apr 6, 2016 after a complaint, in Springfield.

In all, OSHA issued 5 citation items: 5 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $2,425; today they stand at $1,212, 50% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.119 (process safety management), 5 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Hexion Inc averages $1,212 across 1 cited inspection.

Hexion Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Hexion Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341623833 OPENED APR 6, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 43 employees at the site · Closed Mar 27, 2018

470 S 2nd St, Springfield, OR 97477 · Adhesive Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(b) · Process safety management
 Other-than-serious$250$125Sep 7, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.119(e)(1) · Process safety management
 Other-than-serious$250$125Sep 7, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.119(e)(3)(iv) · Process safety management
 Other-than-serious$1,050$525Sep 7, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(i) · Process safety management
 Other-than-serious$625$312Sep 7, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(3) · Process safety management
 Other-than-serious$250$125Sep 7, 2016Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Springfield site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 59 workers: 3.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 3 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Northern Region Springfield
Springfield · 2025
59 213.31.1
Northern Region Springfield RD Lab
Springfield · 2025
43 000.01.1
Northern Region : Springfield
Springfield · 2023
53 000.01.1
Northern Region : Springfield RD Lab
Springfield · 2023
43 000.01.1
Americas Resins and Global FM : Springfield
Springfield · 2021
48 000.01.1
Americas Resins and Global FM : Springfield RD
Springfield · 2021
43 000.00.0
Americas Resins and Global FM : Springfield RD Lab
Springfield · 2020
29 000.00.0

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.119 · Process safety management

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(b)

(B) Piping and instrument diagrams (P&ID's);

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(1)

(e) Process hazard analysis. (1) The employer shall perform an initial process hazard analysis (hazard evaluation) on processes covered by this standard. The process hazard analysis shall be appropriate to the complexity of the process and shall identify, evaluate, and control the hazards involved in the process. Employers shall determine and document the priority order for conducting process hazard analyses based on a rationale which includes such considerations as extent of the process hazards, number of potentially affected employees, age of the process, and operating history of the process. The process hazard analysis shall be conducted as soon as possible, but not later than the following schedule:

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(3)(iv)

(iv) Consequences of failure of engineering and administrative controls;

Other adhesive manufacturing employers in Oregon

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