OSHA Inspection: NUSTAR ENERGY

Issued

Mar 26, 2008

Abate by

Apr 28, 2008

Penalty

Initial $1,300

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 fall hazards when working on top of rolling stock, including
rail cars and truck
trailers.  In the East Tank Farm, employees are exposed to a fall hazard
when working from
open sided platforms on top of truck trailers at loading spots 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,
13 and 52.  In the Central Tank Farm, East Tank Farm and West Tank Farm,
employees are
exposed to a fall hazard when working from open sided platforms on top of
rail cars along rail
lines 734, 735, 751, 750, 741, 742, and 743.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to install removable guardrailing on the top of the rail cars and truck
trailers, such has been
installed at one truck spot and two rail spots at the facility, with the
use
of personal fall arrest
systems in the interim.