OSHA Inspection: MO-KAN TRANSIT MIX, INC.

Issued

May 18, 2004

Abate by

Jul 6, 2004

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $188 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 flying debris:
In the truck maintenance shop, employees were exposed to the hazards of
flying shards
in that the shop air, at 90 psi, was piped through this facility via
Schedule 40 Poly-Vinyl-
Chloride(PVC) piping.  Plastic pipe is subject to failure and shattering
when exposed to
the pressures of compressed gasses.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to
encase the plastic piping in metal pipe as to protect it against
atmospheric corrosion,
deterioration, and external damage as required by Section 842.43 of the
American
National Standards Institute/American Society of Mechanical Engineers
(ANSI/AMSE)
B31.8-2003, Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems Standard.
29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) requires certification that the abatement of the
above violation is
completed.

Issued

May 18, 2004

Abate by

Jul 6, 2004

Issued

May 18, 2004

Abate by

Jul 6, 2004

Issued

May 18, 2004

Abate by

Jul 6, 2004