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Orica: OSHA inspections and violations

Bonne Terre, Missouri · Explosives Manufacturing · NAICS 325920

1inspections
3citation items
$3,441current penalties
Jul 6, 2020last inspection

OSHA has inspected Orica once in Missouri.

The inspection began on Jul 6, 2020 after a complaint, in Bonne Terre.

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

Penalties were first proposed at $4,916 and now stand at $3,441, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.

Grounding and circuit protection comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.304.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Orica averages $3,441 (1 cited inspection).

Orica: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344821327 OPENED JUL 6, 2020Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Sep 14, 2020

1050 Rock Quarry Road, Bonne Terre, MO 63628 · Explosives Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5) · Grounding and circuit protection
 Serious$4,916$3,441Jul 16, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.304(a)(2) · Grounding and circuit protection
 Serious$0$0Jul 16, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.109(i)(2)(iii)(f) · Explosives and blasting agents
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 16, 2020Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.109 · Explosives and blasting agents

29 CFR 1910.109(i)(2)(iii)(f)

(iii)(a) Storage buildings shall not have basements unless the basements are open on at least one side. Storage buildings shall not be over one story in height.

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.304(a)(2)

(2) Polarity of connections. No grounded conductor may be attached to any terminal or lead so as to reverse designated polarity.

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5)

(5) Grounding path. The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures shall be permanent, continuous, and effective.

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