OSHA Inspection: BULKMATIC TRANSPORT COMPANY

Issued

2001-06-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-04-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $7000.00

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 being sprayed with concentrated sulfuric
acid when the adapter
used failed during transloading operations.
a) Sulfuric acid transloading operation, on or about 01/03/01 - the
design, construction, and
installation of the connection adapter (Christmas Tree) used for the
transfer operation was not
suitable for the service in that:
1.  The use of polypropylene/polyvinyl chloride (thermoplastic) material
is not
recommended as piping material for this service.
2.  The adapter was not protected or safeguarded from excessive
temperature, shock,
vibration, pulsation, and mechanical abuse.
3.  There was no support for the piping and any equipment, such as,
transfer
hoses,
which transmit excessive loads to the piping.
4.  The use of threaded joints in nonmetallic piping as well as
nonmetallic valves was not
prohibited.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to design, construct, and install the unloading connection adapter
(Christmas Tree) in accordance
with the American National Standard on Process Piping ASME B31.3-1996.
For additional
assistance, please refer to the National Association of Corrosion
Engineers (NACE) Standard
Recommended Practice RP0391, Materials for the Handling and Storage of
Concentrated (90
to 100) Sulfuric Acid at Ambient Temperatures.

Issued

2001-06-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2500.00 · Current $2500.00

Issued

2001-06-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-04-15 00:00:00

Issued

2001-06-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $7000.00

Issued

2001-06-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-06-27 00:00:00

Issued

2001-06-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $7000.00

Issued

2001-06-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-04-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2500.00

Issued

2001-06-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-04-22 00:00:00

Issued

2001-06-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-04-15 00:00:00

Issued

2001-06-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-04-09 00:00:00

Issued

2001-06-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $5500.00 Reduced

Issued

2001-06-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12500.00 · Current $9500.00 Reduced

Issued

2001-06-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-05-06 00:00:00

Issued

2001-06-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12500.00 · Current $6250.00 Reduced

Issued

2001-06-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-06-27 00:00:00

Issued

2001-06-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-06-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00

Issued

2001-06-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-04-15 00:00:00

Issued

2001-06-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-04-22 00:00:00

Issued

2001-06-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-04-22 00:00:00