OSHA Inspection: BUFFALO TANK

Issued

Dec 7, 1989

Abate by

Dec 18, 1989

Penalty

Initial $490 · Current $200 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 phyiscal harm to employees in that employees were exposed to:
CONFINED SPACE CONDITIONS WHILE WELDING MANHOLE INSERTS TO THE INNER
TANK WALLS DURING ASSEMBLY OF 10,000 GALLON STORAGE TANKS. A CONFINED
SPACE ENTRY PERMIT PROGRAM WAS NOT DEVELOPED OR IMPLEMENTED TO ENSURE
THAT ENTRANTS ARE PROTECTED FROM CONFINED SPACE HAZARDS.
a) THE EMPLOYER HAD NOT DEVELOPED OR IMPLEMENTED A CONFINED SPACE
ENTRY PERMIT PROGRAM TO PROTECT EMPLOYEES PERFORMING WELDING IN
CONFINED SPACES.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO
CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A WRITTEN CONFINED
SPACE ENTRY PERMIT PROGRAM THAT ADDRESSES HAZARD CONTROL AND
RECOGNITION. A PERMIT SYSTEM, EMPLOYEE INFORMATION, PREVENTION OF
UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY, EMPLOYEE TRAINING, PROPER EQUIPMENT, MAINTENANCE
AND USE, RESCUE PROCEDURES, PROTECTION FROM EXTERNAL HAZARDS AND
OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR POLICIES.

Issued

Dec 7, 1989

Abate by

Dec 18, 1989

Penalty

Initial $490 · Current $150 Reduced

Issued

Dec 7, 1989

Abate by

Dec 26, 1989

Penalty

Initial $490 · Current $150 Reduced

Issued

Dec 7, 1989

Abate by

Dec 16, 1989

Penalty

Initial $420 · Current $420

Issued

Dec 7, 1989

Abate by

Jan 16, 1990

Penalty

Initial $280 · Current $280