HARTFORD, CT —
OSHA Inspection: AERO ALL-GAS COMPANY
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of AERO ALL-GAS COMPANY in 3150 MAIN STREET, HARTFORD, CT 06120 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 109819110.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- AERO ALL-GAS COMPANY
- Site address
- 3150 MAIN STREET
- City
- HARTFORD
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06120
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Y
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 5169
- Employees
- 65
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jan 30, 1991
- Abate by
- Mar 6, 1991
- Penalty
- Initial $1,000 · Current $700 Reduced
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 explosion hazards: FILLING ROOM: AN OIL LUBRICATED VACUUM PUMP WA IN THE MANIFOLD PIPING SYSTEM USED TO FILL OXYGEN CYLINDERS. OIL WAS FOUND IN THE PIPING BETWEEN THE FILLING MANIFOLD AND THE VACUUM PUMP PRESENTING AN EXPLOSION HAZARD. 1) INSTALL AN OILLESS VACUUM PUMP OR INSTALL ONE THAT USES A LUBRICANT COMPATIBLE WITH OXYGEN, I.E., A LUBRICANT THAT CANNOT PRODUCE AN EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE WHEN COMBINED WITH OXYGEN. 2) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN EFFECTIVE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM FOR ALL PUMPS, EQUIPMENT AND PIPING USED IN THE OXYGEN FILLING SYSTEM TO ENSURE THEY ARE IN PROPER OPERATING CONDITION AND TO ENSURE THERE IS NO CONTAMINATION IN THE SYSTEM. 3) EMPTY AND CLEAN ALL COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDERS OF MEDICAL GRADE OXYGEN AND COMMERCIAL GRADE OXYGEN THAT WERE FILLED USING THE MANIFOLD SYSTEM IN THE PLANT AND MAY HAVE BECOME CONTAMINATED WITH OIL. COMPRESSED GAS ASSOCIATION PAMPHLET 6-4.1 "CLEANING EQUIPMENT FOR OXYGEN SERVICE" PROVIDES GUIDELINES ON PROPER CLEANING PROCEDURES.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $700.00
- — Z (S) $1000.00
1910.101 A
- Issued
- Jan 30, 1991
- Abate by
- Mar 6, 1991
- Penalty
- Initial $640
Recent events (2)
- — I (O)
- — Z (S) $640.00
1910.120 Q01
- Issued
- Jan 28, 1991
- Abate by
- Apr 5, 1991
- Penalty
- Initial $640 · Current $300 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $300.00
- — Z (S) $640.00
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Jan 28, 1991
- Abate by
- Apr 5, 1991
- Penalty
- Initial $640 · Current $300 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $300.00
- — Z (S) $640.00
1910.134 F01
- Issued
- Jan 28, 1991
- Abate by
- Apr 5, 1991
- Penalty
- Initial $400 · Current $200 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $200.00
- — Z (S) $400.00
1910.134 F02 II
- Issued
- Jan 28, 1991
- Abate by
- Mar 6, 1991
1910.134 F02 IV
- Issued
- Jan 28, 1991
- Abate by
- Mar 6, 1991
1910.157 G01
- Issued
- Jan 28, 1991
- Abate by
- Mar 6, 1991
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 109819110.
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