OSHA Inspection: BEACON MFG CO.- DIVISION OF PILLOWTEX

Issued

Aug 20, 1999

Abate by

Sep 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $4,500

General-duty citation text

SCRR 71-112A: Failed to furnish a place of employment which is free of
recognized hazards which may cause death or serious physical harm to his
employees and comply with this regulation and other occupational safety and
health rules and regulations promulgated under Chapter 15 of Title 41,
Code of
Laws, State of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, as follows:
A. Employer knew or should have known that employees operating Brown Dye
Extractors in the New Dyehouse were exposed to the hazard(s) of explosion
and
fire in that the Brown Dye Extractors were redesigned on or before March
27,
1999 without written approval from the manufacturer, in accordance with
manufacturer's warranty.  A feasible and useful means of abatement, among
others, is to obtain written approval from the manufacturer on the
redesign of
the Brown Dye Extractor.

Issued

Aug 20, 1999

Abate by

Sep 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $4,500

General-duty citation text

SCRR 71-112A: Failed to furnish a place of employment which is free of
recognized hazards which may cause death or serious physical harm to his
employees and comply with this regulation and other occupational safety and
health rules and regulations promulgated under Chapter 15 of Title 41,
Code of
Laws, State of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, as follows:
A. Employer knew or should have known that employees operating Brown Dye
Extractors in the New Dyehouse were exposed to the hazard(s) of explosion
and
fire in that the redesign was done on the Brown Dye Extractor without
approval
by a competent and qualified engineer and management official in the
establishment on or before March 27, 1999.  A feasible and useful means of
abatement among others is to have approval by a competent and qualified
engineer and management on the redesign of the Brown Dye Extractors.

Issued

Aug 20, 1999

Abate by

Sep 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $4,500

General-duty citation text

SCRR 71-112A: Failed to furnish a place of employment which is free of
recognized hazards which may cause death or serious physical harm to his
employees and comply with this regulation and other occupational safety and
health rules and regulations promulgated under Chapter 15 of Title 41,
Code of
Laws, State of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, as follows:
A. Employer knew or should have known that employees operating Brown Dye
Extractors in the New Dyehouse on or before March 27, 1999, were exposed to
the hazard(s) of explosion and fire in that the Standard Operating
Procedures
do not include the following elements such as but not limited to:
1)Emergency shutdown procedures; 2)A Chemical confirmation
Sheet;3)Preventative Maintenance Schedule in accordance with manufacturers
instructions, and; 4)An inspection schedule for safety devices, such as but
not limited to, fill alarm and temperature alarm.
A feasible and useful means of abatement, among other is to include
following
elements, in a standard operation procedure such as but not limited to:
1)Emergency shutdown procedures; 2)A Chemical confirmation
Sheet;3)Preventative Maintenance Schedule in accordance with manufacturers
instructions, and; 4)An inspection schedule for safety devices, such as but
not limited to, fill alarm and temperature alarm.

Issued

Aug 20, 1999

Abate by

Sep 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $4,500

General-duty citation text

SCRR 71-112A: Failed to furnish a place of employment which is free of
recognized hazards which may cause death or serious physical harm to his
employees and comply with this regulation and other occupational safety and
health rules and regulations promulgated under Chapter 15 of Title 41,
Code of
Laws, State of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, as follows:
A. Employer knew or should have known that employees operating Brown Dye
Extractors in the New Dyehouse were exposed to the hazard(s) of explosion
and
fire in that no training was provided to employees on hazards of chemical
reaction of caustic and hydrogen peroxide; on the importance of effective
communication between operator and control technician; and on the procedure
and authority for emergency shutdown on or before March 17, 1999.  A
feasible
and useful means of abatement, among others, is to provide training to
employees on hazards of chemical reaction of caustic and hydrogen
peroxide, on
the importance of effective communication between operator and control
technician and on procedure and authority for emergency shutdown.

Issued

Aug 20, 1999

Abate by

Sep 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $4,500

General-duty citation text

SCRR 71-112A: Failed to furnish a place of employment which is free of
recognized hazards which may cause death or serious physical harm to his
employees and comply with this regulation and other occupational safety and
health rules and regulations promulgated under Chapter 15 of Title 41,
Code of
Laws, State of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, as follows:
A. Employer knew or should have known that employees operating Brown Dye
Extractors in the New Dyehouse were exposed to the hazard(s) of explosion
and
fire in that no sign off sheet was prepared by operators and control
technicians, verifying that chemicals had been released into system, for
dye
run on or before March 27, 1999.  A feasible and useful means of abatement,
among others, is to require sign off sheets to be  prepared by operators
and
technicians before a dye run.

Issued

Aug 20, 1999

Abate by

Sep 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $4,500

General-duty citation text

SCRR 71-112A: Failed to furnish a place of employment which is free of
recognized hazards which may cause death or serious physical harm to his
employees and comply with this regulation and other occupational safety and
health rules and regulations promulgated under Chapter 15 of Title 41,
Code of
Laws, State of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, as follows:
A. Employer knew or should have known that employees operating Brown Dye
Extractors in the New Dyehouse were exposed to the hazard(s) of explosion
and
fire in that preventative maintenance was not performed in accordance with
manufacturer's instructions on or before March 27, 1999.  A feasible and
useful means of abatement, among others, is to develop a preventative
maintenance schedule in accordance with manufacturer's instructions.

Issued

Aug 20, 1999

Abate by

Sep 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $4,500

General-duty citation text

SCRR 71-112A: Failed to furnish a place of employment which is free of
recognized hazards which may cause death or serious physical harm to his
employees and comply with this regulation and other occupational safety and
health rules and regulations promulgated under Chapter 15 of Title 41,
Code of
Laws, State of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, as follows:
A. Employer knew or should have known that employees operating Brown Dye
Extractors in the New Dyehouse were exposed to the hazard(s) of explosion
and
fire in that the fill alarm was inoperable on Brown #4 on or before March
27,
1999.  A feasible and useful means of abatement, among others, is to insure
that all alarms are operable while the dye extractor is in production.

Issued

Aug 20, 1999

Abate by

Sep 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $4,500

General-duty citation text

SCRR 71-112A: Failed to furnish a place of employment which is free of
recognized hazards which may cause death or serious physical harm to his
employees and comply with this regulation and other occupational safety and
health rules and regulations promulgated under Chapter 15 of Title 41,
Code of
Laws, State of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, as follows:
A. Employer knew or should have known that employees operating Brown Dye
Extractors in the New Dyehouse were exposed to the hazard(s) of explosion
and
fire on or before March 27, 1999 in that control technicians and
supervisors
had access to a password and could make changes to programs on the system
(Symtech) to include the compatibility screen.  For example, caustic showed
compatible with peroxide on screen.  A feasible and useful means of
abatement
among others is to limit access to only competent and qualified employees
such
as but not limited to chemist.

Issued

Aug 20, 1999

Abate by

Aug 25, 1999

Penalty

Initial $2,625 · Current $2,625

Issued

Aug 20, 1999

Abate by

Aug 25, 1999

Penalty

Initial $2,625 · Current $2,625

Issued

Aug 20, 1999

Abate by

Aug 25, 1999

Penalty

Initial $2,625 · Current $2,625

Issued

Aug 20, 1999

Abate by

Aug 25, 1999

Penalty

Initial $2,625 · Current $2,625

Issued

Aug 20, 1999

Abate by

Sep 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $2,625 · Current $2,625