TULSA, OK ·
OSHA Inspection: TUFF STUFF CRYO LAB INC
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of TUFF STUFF CRYO LAB INC in 3212 E. ADMIRAL PLACE, TULSA, OK 74110 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 302382304.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- TUFF STUFF CRYO LAB INC
- Site address
- 3212 E. ADMIRAL PLACE
- City
- TULSA
- State
- OK
- ZIP
- 74110
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3999
- Employees
- 1
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Apr 1, 1999
- Abate by
- May 4, 1999
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $750 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 physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to: The hazard of an oxygen deficient atmosphere (less than 19.5oxygen) which may result in injury to the brain and nervous system, permanent changes and impaired functioning of the brain, and death by asphyxiation. On or about 11-2-98, in the building housing both Tuff Stuff Cryo Lab and Mail Run Courier Service, employees of Mail Run Courier Service were exposed to an oxygen deficient atmosphere. Four (4) employees suffered effects of exposure. Oxygen levels were measured 14within the Mail Run Courier offices, and at 8 within the warehouse area where Tuff Stuff Cryo Lab is located. The hazard of an oxygen deficient atmosphere was created when an estimated nine hundred (900) gallons of liquid nitrogen from a 3,000 gallon storage tank was vented into the interior of the building. Tuff Stuff had a cryogenic processor that utilized liquid nitrogen during it's operation. It was found that liquid Nitrogen had been vented into the interior of the building between Sunday evening and Monday morning. Among other methods, feasible and acceptable methods to abate this hazard are: 1) Ensure that pressure relief devices vent to a safe place of discharge 2) provide continuous monitoring of oxygen levels in the workplace and provide an alarm system to warn employees when the level of oxygen drops below 19.5(see the Compressed Gas Association (CGA) standard CGA P-12 Safe Handling of Cryogenic Liquids, 1993, and CGA P-14 Accident Prevention in Oxygen-Rich and Oxygen-Deficient Atmospheres, 1992), 3) train employees on procedures to follow when the alarm sounds and 4) assure that the are where nitrogen is used is continuously well ventilated. ***Certification and Documentation of Abatement Required***on
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $750.00
- · Z (S) $1500.00
1910.134 D03 I
- Issued
- Apr 1, 1999
- Abate by
- Apr 18, 1999
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $750.00
- · Z (S) $1500.00
1910.145 C03
- Issued
- Apr 1, 1999
- Abate by
- Apr 11, 1999
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 302382304.
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