Matrixchem Inc.: OSHA Violations and Fines, Cambridgeport VT

Since 2019, OSHA inspectors have visited Matrixchem Inc. in Vermont 2 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Dec 26, 2019 on a referral, in Cambridgeport.

In all, OSHA issued 5 citation items: 4 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $16,482; today they stand at $6,500, 61% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.1200 (hazard communication), 2 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Matrixchem Inc. averages $6,500 across 1 cited inspection.

Matrixchem Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019 — Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344546197 OPENED DEC 26, 2019Closed

Referral · Complete · Health · 3 employees at the site · Closed Jul 9, 2020

3992 Route 121, Cambridgeport, VT 05141 · All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements	Serious	$3,410	$1,700	Jun 9, 2020	Final
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection	Serious	$3,410	$1,700	Jun 9, 2020	Final
Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash	Serious	$2,842	$1,100	Jun 9, 2020	Final
Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication	Serious	$3,410	$1,000	Jun 9, 2020	Final
Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) · Hazard communication	Other-than-serious	$3,410	$1,000	Jun 9, 2020	Final

Inspection 344620034 OPENED DEC 26, 2019Open

Referral · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Open

3992 Route 121, Cambridgeport, VT 05141 · All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection so far.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1)

(g) Safety data sheets. (1) Chemical manufacturers and importers shall obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Employers shall have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8)

(8) The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). (Electronic access and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.)

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2)

(2) The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

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.

Matrixchem Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations