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Phytogenx, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Morgantown, Pennsylvania · Toilet Preparation Manufacturing · NAICS 325620

5inspections
16citation items
$167,924current penalties
Feb 6, 2020last inspection

OSHA has inspected Phytogenx, Inc. 5 times in Pennsylvania since 2015.

The latest one began on Feb 6, 2020 after a complaint, in Morgantown.

Those inspections ended with 16 citation items: 12 serious and 4 willful.

Penalties were first proposed at $260,224 and now stand at $167,924, 35% lower after settlements or reviews.

Flammable liquids comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1910.106.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Phytogenx, Inc. averages $55,975 (3 cited inspections).

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

It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.

Phytogenx, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344617345 OPENED FEB 6, 2020Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 170 employees at the site · Closed Mar 9, 2020

35 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Morgantown, PA 19543 · Toilet Preparation Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 343628947 OPENED NOV 29, 2018Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 100 employees at the site · Closed Mar 30, 2020

35 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Morgantown, PA 19543 · Toilet Preparation Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Nov 21, 2018: Employee sustains chemical burns to body when struck by chem

At 10:14 a.m. on November 21, 2018, an employee mixed up a solution that caused a chemical reaction, spewing product onto his back, legs, and other body parts. The employee sustained chemical burns and was hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$8,752$6,481Feb 22, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
Serious$10,210$7,481Feb 22, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.138(a) · Gloves and hand protection
Serious$8,752$6,481Feb 22, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
Serious$10,210$7,481Feb 22, 2019Final

Inspection 343630869 OPENED NOV 29, 2018Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Health · 100 employees at the site · Closed Feb 15, 2019

35 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Morgantown, PA 19543 · Toilet Preparation Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 341116325 OPENED DEC 10, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 130 employees at the site · Closed May 25, 2021

35 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Morgantown, PA 19543 · Toilet Preparation Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
Serious$4,500$5,000Jun 8, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Serious$4,500$5,000Jun 8, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii) · Flammable liquids
Serious$6,300$5,350Jun 8, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
Serious$6,300$5,350Jun 8, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers
Serious$0$0Jun 8, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$5,400$5,000Jun 8, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 5b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Jun 8, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(ii)(b)(2) · Flammable liquids
Willful$63,000$36,000Jun 8, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iii) · Flammable liquids
Willful$63,000$36,000Jun 8, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(3)(iv)(a) · Flammable liquids
Willful$0$0Jun 8, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(7)(i)(a) · Flammable liquids
Willful$63,000$36,000Jun 8, 2016Final

Inspection 341116697 OPENED DEC 10, 2015Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 130 employees at the site · Closed Jul 7, 2017

35 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Morgantown, PA 19543 · Toilet Preparation Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$6,300$6,300Jun 8, 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 Morgantown site logged 10 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 219 workers: 5.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.7 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
PhytogenX
Morgantown · 2025
219 1005.01.7
PhytogenX, Inc.
Morgantown · 2022
179 1026.11.7
PhytogenX Inc.
Morgantown · 2017
150 302.41.7

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.

Nov 21, 2018, Morgantown: Hospitalization · chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified · multiple body parts, n.e.c.

An employee was adding sodium hydroxide to a batch of product. The liquid contents foamed out of the kettle and burned the back of the employee's head, cheek (causing redness), and leg.

Dec 8, 2015, Morgantown: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)

An employee was cleaning out bottles that were jammed in the filling machine. Another employee cycled the machine amputating the employee's middle fingertip.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.106 · Flammable liquids

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(ii)(b)(2)

(ii) Containers. Flammable liquids shall be stored in tanks or closed containers.

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iii)

(iii) Separation and protection. Areas in which flammable liquids are transferred from one tank or container to another container shall be separated from other operations in the building by adequate distance or by construction having adequate fire resistance. Drainage or other means shall be provided to control spills. Adequate natural or mechanical ventilation shall be provided.

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(3)(iv)(a)

(iv) Drainage. (a) Emergency drainage systems shall be provided to direct flammable liquid leakage and fire protection water to a safe location. This may require curbs, scuppers, or special drainage systems to control the spread of fire; see paragraph (b)(2)(vii)(b) of this section.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.138 · Gloves and hand protection

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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