Pasadena, Texas · Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing · NAICS 325188
1inspections
4citation items
$17,500current penalties
Jan 17, 2016last inspection
OSHA has inspected Peroxychem, LLC once in Texas.
The inspection began on Jan 17, 2016 as part of a related case, in Pasadena.
That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 4 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $21,000 and now stand at $17,500, 17% lower after settlements or reviews.
the General Duty Clause comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under Section 5(a)(1).
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Peroxychem, LLC averages $17,500 (1 cited inspection).
Peroxychem, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2020, the Pasadena site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 118 workers: 1.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 11 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
PeroxyChem - Bayport
Pasadena · 2020
118
2
1
1.8
0.7
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Jan 16, 2016, Pasadena: Hospitalization · chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified · nonclassifiable
Two employees were observing the transfer of solvent when an explosion occurred. As a result of the explosion, solvent from the truck was released onto the employees. One of the employees also suffered a ruptured eardrum.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.
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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.
