OSHA Inspection: STEEL CITY PAINTING

Issued

Jul 30, 1992

Abate by

Aug 11, 1992

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

The alleged violations have been grouped because they involve
similar or related hazards that may increase the potential for injury
resulting from an accident.
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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
being struck by flying objects while performing work tasks on
pressure vessel:
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(a) 3100 K Street NW - On or about 06/02/92, an employee was
struck in the head with a steel access cover panel and was
killed instantly when he unlatched a victaulic fitting which
secured the access panel onto the pressure vessel.  The
employee, involved in sand blasting operations, did not
release the pressure in the vessel before performing this
task.
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One feabible and useful means of abatement, among others, would be
to:
(1) establish a program consisting of energy control procedures
and employee training, to ensure that before any employee performs
work tasks on a pressure vessel where the unexpected release
of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the equipment
would be rendered inoperative;
(2) Conduct annual inspections of the pressure vessel as
required by District of Columbia Boiler and Pressure Vessel
Code 13B, Section 103, para. 103.1;
(3) Provide a pressure indicating devise at the operator's work
area;
(4) Provide a fitting that would prohibit the closure from being
fully opened until the pressure was relieved from the vessel.

Issued

Jul 29, 1992

Abate by

Aug 4, 1992

Issued

Jul 29, 1992

Abate by

Aug 3, 1992

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

Issued

Jul 29, 1992

Abate by

Aug 3, 1992

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $450 Reduced

Issued

Jul 29, 1992

Abate by

Aug 3, 1992

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced

Issued

Jul 29, 1992

Abate by

Aug 4, 1992

Issued

Jul 29, 1992

Abate by

Aug 6, 1992

Issued

Jul 29, 1992

Abate by

Aug 10, 1992