OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN ASPHALT PAVING COMPANY

Issued

1999-01-25 00:00:00

Abate by

1999-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1625.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances E100

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 an explosion hazard from the improper
usage and failure of a pressure vessel:
a) Soaping operation: The metal water tank used to apply
soap solution to truck bodies was not manufactured and
certified for use as a pressure vessel as defined by
subparagraph UG-115, Code for Unfired Pressure Vessels,
Section VIII of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
- 1968, November 19, 1998.
"ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED"
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT
METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO REPLACE THE TANK WITH A
PRESSURE VESSEL WHICH IS MANUFACTURED AND USED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS (ASME)
BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT IN ADDITION TO THE BIANNUAL VISUAL
INSPECTION PROTOCOL, A MORE THOROUGH METALLURGICAL TESTING
SCHEDULE BE IMPLEMENTED.  NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING INCLUDES, BUT
IS NOT LIMITED TO, RADIOGRAPHIC, ULTRASONIC, AND MAGNETIC
PARTICLE EXAMINATIONS.  FOR LIGHT SERVICE SUCH AS WATER
CONTAINMENT, THE INSPECTION FREQUENCY, SUGGESTED BY THE
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE (API) IS, ONE-HALF OF REMAINING
CORROSION LIFE, NOT TO EXCEED TEN YEARS.