MIAMI, FL · 1988-09-13

OSHA Inspection: PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS INC.

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On 1988-09-13, OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS INC. in MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPOT, MIAMI, FL 33159 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 18280768.

What this inspection record means

OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment: PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS INC.
Site address: MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPOT
City: MIAMI
State: FL
ZIP: 33159
Mailing: P.O. BOX 592055 (AMF), MIAMI, FL 33159

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type: Complaint (B)
Scope: Partial (B)
Discipline: Safety
Advance notice: No
Union status: Union (Y)

When did the case open and close?

Opened: 1988-09-13
Closing conference: 1988-10-04
Case closed: 1989-01-17
Data loaded: 2011-10-14

Establishment context

NAICS code: 000000
SIC code (legacy): 4512
Employees: 5000
Ownership type: Private (A)

Citations

15 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 09 1 instance 10 exposed

Issued: Oct 11, 1988
Abate by: Dec 14, 1988
Penalty: Initial $820 · Current $500 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 piece 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 oxygen deficiency, exposure to toxic and/or flammable
atmosphere and in adjacent rescue procedures during aircraft fuel tank
entry on or about september 13, 1988 and september 14, 1988 in building
3035 when:
1) Toxic atmosphere testing was not performed prior to fuel tank entry;
2) Atmosphere monitoring tests were not routine inside the tanks;
3) The established permit was not utilized prior to fuel tank entry;
4) The outside standby observer did not have adequate equipment for
rescue in case of an emergency;
5) There was inadequate training in the correct use and calibration of
the atmospheric testing equipment;
6) There was inadequate entry and rescue procedure training for the
standby observer.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement methods would
be be to follow the procedures for confined space entry described in
ANSI Z117.1-1977 and NIOSH publication Criteria for a Recommended
Standard...Working in confined spaces or any other procedure covering as
a minimum the requirements of ANSI Z117.1-1977.

Recent events (3)

1988-11-18 · P (S) $500.00
1988-10-25 · I (S) $500.00
1988-10-11 · Z (S) $820.00

1910.23 C01

Serious Gravity 07 1 instance 10 exposed

Issued: Oct 11, 1988
Abate by: Nov 14, 1988
Penalty: Initial $630 · Current $375 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1988-10-25 · I (S) $375.00
1988-10-11 · Z (S) $630.00

1910.219 D01

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 1 exposed

Issued: Oct 11, 1988
Abate by: Oct 17, 1988
Penalty: Initial $450 · Current $250 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1988-10-25 · I (S) $250.00
1988-10-11 · Z (S) $450.00

1910.303 G02 I

Serious Gravity 07 1 instance 10 exposed

Issued: Oct 11, 1988
Abate by: Oct 29, 1988
Penalty: Initial $630 · Current $375 Reduced

Recent events (2)

1988-10-25 · I (S) $375.00
1988-10-11 · Z (S) $630.00