Salem, Virginia · All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing · NAICS 325998
4inspections
9citation items
$19,000current penalties
Jun 27, 2024last inspection
OSHA has inspected Qualichem Inc 4 times in Virginia since 2007.
The latest one began on Jun 27, 2024 after a complaint, in Salem; the case is still open.
Those inspections ended with 9 citation items: 4 serious and 5 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $24,760 and now stand at $19,000, 23% lower after settlements or reviews.
Respiratory protection comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.134.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Qualichem Inc averages $9,500 (2 cited inspections).
Qualichem Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Virginia · latest 90 days of OSHA records
253employers cited
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Salem site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 52 workers: 9.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 2 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Qualichem, Inc.- Plant 1
Salem · 2025
52
5
1
9.8
1.6
Qualichem, Inc -Plant 2
Salem · 2025
13
1
1
7.0
1.6
Qualichem, Inc.- Research Center
Salem · 2025
12
0
0
0.0
1.6
QualiChem Distribution Center
Salem · 2025
6
0
0
0.0
1.6
QualiChem Plant 1
Salem · 2021
51
5
4
10.3
1.6
QualiChem Plant 2
Salem · 2021
9
2
0
37.1
1.6
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.132(a)
(a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.
(1) General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1)
(1) Normal breathing. In a normal standing position, without talking, the subject shall breathe normally.
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