OSHA Inspection: PIERCE & STEVENS CORPORATION

Issued

1993-06-15 00:00:00

Abate by

1993-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $4000.00

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
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 hazards of fire and explosion resulting from the
ignition of flammable
vapors in a mixing tank:
Employees mixing batches of PROXSEAL (4012) or other products
capable of producing
flammable vapors in tank M-7 in the second floor lacquer department
were exposed to
the hazards of serious burns from the ignition of flammable vapors
inside of the tank
while pouring materials for the product through an open hatchway.
No written
procedures were developed for the oxygen concentration reduction
system used by the
employer to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors, and employees
were not
thoroughly trained in the operation of the system and the duties
they were expected to
perform.  There were no means provided to determine that the oxygen
concentration had
been effectively reduced in the tank prior to adding materials
capable of generating a
static spark.

Issued

1993-06-15 00:00:00

Abate by

1993-06-18 00:00:00

Issued

1993-06-15 00:00:00

Abate by

1993-06-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1750.00 · Current $1250.00 Reduced