OSHA Inspection: JOHN BOYCE DBA EAGLE EXCAVATION, INC.

Issued

1994-08-17 00:00:00

Abate by

1994-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $3000.00

Issued

1994-08-17 00:00:00

Abate by

1994-09-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $900.00 · Current $900.00

Issued

1994-08-17 00:00:00

Abate by

1994-09-06 00:00:00

Issued

1994-08-17 00:00:00

Abate by

1994-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $3000.00

Issued

1994-08-17 00:00:00

Abate by

1994-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $42000.00 · Current $42000.00

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 hazard of fire and/or explosions due to improper
removal, inerting and
cutting of obsolete gasoline storage tanks:
LIME ROCK JOB SITE:  THE EMPLOYER ALLOWED THREE OBSOLETE GASOLINE
TANKS TO BE IMPROPERLY REMOVED, IMPROPERLY INERTED AND IMPROPERLY
CUT, RESULTING IN A FIRE AND/OR EXPLOSION IN WHICH TWO EMPLOYEES
WERE BURNED.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT
METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO OBSERVE CONNECTICUT STATE
STATUTE 29-320, WHICH ALLOWS THE DIRECTYOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO AMEND
AND ADOPT THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION CODE TO
DEVELOP REGULATIONS.  THE EMPLOYER MUST COMPLY WITH STATE
REGULATION 29-320-2A, WHICH INCORPORATES NFPA 30 FOR SAFE TANK
REMOVAL, AND REGULATION 2-3.4.1, WHICH COVERS INERTING AS
RECOMMENDED BY NFPA 327 AND AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE (API) CODE
1607.