OSHA Inspection: PACKERLAND PACKING COMPANY INC

Issued

Apr 24, 1989

Abate by

Nov 27, 1989

Penalty

Initial $800 · Current $800

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
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employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were
free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to
the hazard of lung and eye damage due to accidental ammonia leaks:
a) Through the wall opening between the ammonia compressor room and the
building passageway on the other side of the wall.
b) The fan wall opening between the amonia compressor room and the
ammonia pump room.
c) The wall fan opening between the ammonia compressor room and the air
compressor room.
d) The open entrance from the building passageway into the ammonia pump
room where there is not a tight fitting door.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement to correct
this hazard is to put the ammonia compressor room and the ammonia pump
room into compliance with the ammonia machinery room requirements of
ANSI/ASHRAE 15-1978 Safety Code for Mechanical Refrigeration, section 7.
4 and 11.13, which specify that refrigerant machinery rooms be provided
with tight fitting doors and have no partitions or openings that will
permit the passage of escaping refrigerant to other parts of the
building.

Issued

Apr 24, 1989

Abate by

May 24, 1989

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $200 Reduced

Issued

Apr 24, 1989

Abate by

Nov 27, 1989

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $600 Reduced