OSHA Inspection: TETRA PRODUCTION TESTING SERVICES, L.P.

Issued

Dec 4, 2006

Abate by

Jan 23, 2007

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,750 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 condition(s) listed below:
TETRA Production Testing Services, L.P., Section 4 Blk 20, University No
20-4 No 1,
Mentone, TX.  For the period of time up to and including 06/24/06, the
employer failed to
ensure that pressure relief devices were used to protect employees working
around/on high
pressure vessels such as, but not limited to, line heaters.
Feasible and acceptable abatement methods include:
Install pressure relief valves where required by the hazard to protect
against overpressurization
of the line heaters and three-phase separators.
"Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19(d), the employer must provide documentation
that this violation
has been abated within 10 calendar days after the abatement date.ment