OSHA Inspection: R.S.A. CORP.

Issued

Sep 17, 1992

Abate by

Oct 30, 1992

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $225 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:
Hazard of being burned or killed by an explosion. Rear of building
(A) On or about 8/26/92, employees were exposed to the hazard of
recieving 3rd degree burns or deadly injuries from an explosion, while
performing maintenance work or mixing chemicals in a Pfaudler Pressure
Vessel, National Board # 44922, Manufacturer # P387-1214, which was not
equipped with any form of pressure release.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE
ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS......
(a) 1. Install a safety pressure relief valve on the tank, with the
discharge, discharging in an area that is not used as a means
of egress or occupation.  A safety relief valve is a pressure
relief where characterized by rapid opening or pop action,
or by opening pressure.
2. Install a rupture disk device on the tank, with the discharge
discharging in an area that is not used as a means of egress
or occupation.  A rupture disk device is a non reclosing
pressure relief device actuated by inlet static pressure and
designed to function by the bursting of a pressure  containing
disk.

Issued

Sep 17, 1992

Abate by

Oct 20, 1992

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $281 Reduced

Issued

Sep 17, 1992

Abate by

Oct 20, 1992

Issued

Sep 17, 1992

Abate by

Oct 20, 1992

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $281 Reduced

Issued

Sep 17, 1992

Abate by

Oct 20, 1992

Issued

Sep 17, 1992

Abate by

Sep 30, 1992

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $281 Reduced

Issued

Sep 17, 1992

Abate by

Sep 25, 1992

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $225 Reduced

Issued

Sep 17, 1992

Abate by

Sep 25, 1992