OSHA Inspection: PARAGON NORTHEAST CORPORATION

Issued

Mar 20, 2003

Abate by

Mar 25, 2003

Penalty

Initial $625 · Current $625

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 fire/explosion hazard:
a) On or about 2/20/03, area A on west side of bldg., at the Lancaster
High School
construction site, Lancaster, NY:  Employees were exposed to a
fire/explosion hazard
because a 1000 gal. "above ground" container of propane located outside
the building
under construction, was being used to fuel temporary heaters inside the
building. The
minimum distance between this container and the masonry wall of the
building was only
8 ft. 9 inches.
Among others, a feasible method to eliminate or materially reduce this
hazard is to move the
propane container, so that all parts of the container are at least 10 ft.
away
from the wall of the
building. This would comply with NFPA code 58, Table 3-2.2.2.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIREDATION