OSHA Inspection: MILLERCOORS, LLC

Issued

Jan 5, 2011

Abate by

Jan 28, 2011

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH 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
corrosives:
a)On or about August 19, 2010, and at times prior, employees were exposed
to
potential eye and skin injuries in that the eyewash and safety shower
stations located in the
NB2 Machine Rooms were not inspected weekly.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazardous condition would be to ensure that plumbed equipment be tested on
a weekly basis,
as described in ANSI Z358.1 - Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation is required for
this item
(see enclosed "Sample Abatement-Certification Letter").-Certification

Issued

Jan 5, 2011

Abate by

Dec 31, 2011

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(B):  Process safety information pertaining to the
equipment in the
process did not include piping and instrument diagrams (P&IDs):
a) P&ID identified as FPU/82052, Sheet 322, was not accurate in that the
drawing
included a valve identified as >"-G-452.
b) P&ID identified as FPU/82052, Sheet 322, was not accurate in that the
drawing failed
to include a pull down located between vessel C20-001 and the
recirculating pump connected
by ammonia lines identified on the P&ID as 4"-LTRL-32206-XR and 4"-L-12020.
c) P&ID identified as FPU/82052, Sheet 322, was not accurate in that the
drawing
included a pipe that transitioned from 2 inches to 4 inches (2X4)
identified as transitioning
from 4 inches to 2 inches (4X2).
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation is required for
this item
(see enclosed "Sample Abatement-Certification Letter").

Issued

Jan 5, 2011

Abate by

Jan 28, 2011

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(ii):  The employer did not document that the
equipment in the
process complied with Recognized And Generally Accepted Good Engineering
Practices
(RAGAGEP):
a)The anhydrous ammonia lines that were located in Cellar 20, Basement,
North Fan
Room were not marked to identify the refrigerant in the lines.
b)The anhydrous ammonia lines that were located in Cellar 20, Basement,
North Fan
Room were not marked to physical state of the refrigerant in the lines.
c)The anhydrous ammonia lines that were located in Cellar 20, Basement,
North Fan
Room were not marked to indicate the relative pressure of the refrigerant
in the lines.
d)The anhydrous ammonia lines that were located in Cellar 20, Basement,
North Fan
Room were not marked to indicate direction of flow of the refrigerant in
the lines.
e)The ammonia receiver identified as C20-001 and located in Cellar 20,
Basement,
North Fan Room was not marked to indicate the system component type
(RECEIVER).
f)The ammonia receiver identified as C20-001 and located in Cellar 20,
Basement,
North Fan Room was not marked to indicate the system component pressure
level
designation.
g)The drain pot located in Cellar 20, Basement, North Fan Room was not
marked to
indicate the system component type (DRAIN POT).
h)The drain pot located in Cellar 20, Basement, North Fan Room was not
marked to
indicate the system component pressure level designation.
i)The valves located in Cellar 20, Basement, North Fan Room were not all
marked to
indicate the system component type.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation is required for
this item
(see enclosed "Sample Abatement-Certification Letter").

Issued

Jan 5, 2011

Abate by

Jan 28, 2011

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i):  Procedures were not developed, documented and
utilized for the
control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in
activities
covered
by this section:
a)On or about July 12, 2010, and at times prior, lock-out/tag-out
procedures were not
developed or utilized when employees were engaged in the overhaul of
Cellar 20, Basement,
North Fan Room.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation is required for
this item
(see enclosed "Sample Abatement-Certification Letter").

Issued

Jan 5, 2011

Abate by

Jan 28, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii)(D): Lockout devices and tagout devices did not
indicate the
identity of the employee applying the device(s):
a)On or about July 12, 2010, and at times prior, lockout and tagout
devices used in the
process of chiller overhaul in the Cellar 20 North Fan Room did not
indicate the identity of
the employee applying the device, in that, only the department, UACRG, was
listed.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation is required for
this item
(see enclosed "Sample Abatement-Certification Letter").

Issued

Jan 5, 2011

Abate by

Jan 28, 2011

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iii)(A): Retraining was not provided for authorized
and affected
employees when there was a change in their job assignments, a change in
machines,
equipment or processes that presented a new hazard, or when there was a
change in the
energy control procedures:
a)On or about July 12, 2010, and at times prior, authorized employees were
not
retrained when a change in job assignment and process was made.  Employees
who were
transferred to different departments within the plant did not receive
specific
training on
lockout/tagout procedures in their new job assignment.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation is required for
this item
(see enclosed "Sample Abatement-Certification Letter").

Issued

Jan 5, 2011

Abate by

Jan 28, 2011

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(3)(ii)(D): Each authorized employee shall affix a
personal lockout or
tagout device to the group lockout device prior to working on the machine
or equipment:
a)On or about July 12, 2010, and at times prior, each authorized employee
working on
energized systems did not affix a personal lockout or tagout device.  An
incident occurred on
July 12, 2010, where an employee who was tasked with cleaning out a basket
strainer on the
liquid ammonia line in the Cellar 20 North Fan Room did not affix a
lockout or tagout
device.   Removal of the basket strainer resulted in a significant ammonia
release.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see
enclosed "Sample
Abatement-Certification Letter").