OSHA Inspection: HYVAC, INC.

Issued

2009-11-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2009-11-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $675.00 · Current $506.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:
The employer did not furnish to each of his employees 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 struck-by
hazards while a
torching operation was being conducted:
On or about 9/3/2009, at 1501 NE 62nd Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida,
employees were
exposed to a struck-by hazard when an employee was using a torch to tap
into Chiller Pump #2
to install a pressure gage and did not disconnect the temporary PVC
by-pass attachment from
the chiller unit.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to remove the temporary PVC by-pass connection pipes before torching.