OSHA Inspection: JOHN PASQUENCE DBA JOHN'S WELDING AND REPAIR

Issued

1994-08-17 00:00:00

Abate by

1994-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced

Issued

1994-08-17 00:00:00

Abate by

1994-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced

Issued

1994-08-17 00:00:00

Abate by

1994-08-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $49000.00 · Current $400.00 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 the hazard of fire and/or explosion due to improper
inerting and cutting of
obsolete gosoline tanks:
LIME ROCK JOB SITE: THE EMPLOYER ALLOWED AN OBSOLETE GASOLINE TANK
TO BE IMPROPERLY INERTED AND IMPROPERLY CUT RESULTING IN A FIRE
AND/OR EXPLOSION IN WHICH AN EMPLOYEE WAS 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 DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO AMEND
AND ADOPT THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION CODE AND
DEVELOP REGULATIONS. THE EMPLOYER MUST COMPLY WITH REGULATION
23.4.1
WHICH COVERS INERTING AS RECOMMENDED BY NFPA 327 AND AMERICAN
PETROLEUM INSTITUTE (API) CODE 1607.