OSHA Inspection: CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LP

Issued

Jan 10, 2006

Abate by

Feb 28, 2006

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $6,300

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 condition(s) listed below:
On August 16, 2005 at Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP, Ryton Plant,
Borger, TX, a
fire / explosion occurred when a contractor was transferring "washwater"
from a pumper truck
into the tank identified as L4.  The pumper truck was not grounded /
bonded to the system.  A
sample taken of the washwater was classified as a Class I Flammable
Liquid.  The liquid was
transferred from the pumper truck via the fill pipe, creating a static
charge.
American Petroleum Institute Publication 2219, Paragraph 5.4.1.1 states
"Whenever liquids or
materials are transferred into or from a tank, vessel, or container (other
than a surface spill),
a bonding cable shall be connected from the vacuum truck to the source or
receiving container."
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard
would be to verify prior to each transfer the bonding cable is securely
connected to the system.ed

Issued

Jan 10, 2006

Abate by

Feb 28, 2006

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $6,300

Issued

Jan 10, 2006

Abate by

Feb 28, 2006

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $6,300