OSHA Inspection: COORS BREWING COMPANY

Issued

Aug 11, 2004

Abate by

Mar 1, 2005

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000

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 steam burns due to inadequate
inspection and
maintenance on steam lines and bellows-type expansion joints:
a)Employees of Coors Brewing Company were exposed to serious burns when
working in areas that contained steam lines which were not inspected or
properly
maintained.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazardous condition would be to implement a routine, periodic inspection
protocol on all
components of the steam line to include expansion joints, anchors, pipe
guides, and hangers
as described in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Code
for Pressure
Piping B31.1- 1998 Edition.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation is required for
this item
(see enclosed "Sample Abatement-Certification Letter").

Issued

Aug 11, 2004

Abate by

Dec 1, 2004

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000

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 steam burns due to inadequate
procedures,
equipment and training to respond to catastrophic releases of superheated
steam:
a)Employees of Coors Brewing Company were exposed to serious burns while
responding to a large steam leak which resulted in a catastrophic steam
release.  No
response procedures had been implemented to address large steam releases.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazardous condition would be to develop procedures and training to address
catastrophic
steam releases as described in the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers (ASME) Code
for Pressure Piping - 1998 Edition.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation is required for
this item
(see enclosed "Sample Abatement-Certification Letter").