CHAPEL HILL, NC —
OSHA Inspection: INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven health inspection of INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, INC. in WEAVER DAIRY RD. & SHULTZ ST., CHAPEL HILL, NC 27514 (NAICS 237120). OSHA activity number 314379223.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, INC.
- Site address
- WEAVER DAIRY RD. & SHULTZ ST.
- City
- CHAPEL HILL
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 27514
- Mailing
- 3041 BERKS WAY, STE. 102, RALEIGH, NC 27614
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237120
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1623
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Construction health.
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
95012901
- Issued
- Aug 2, 2011
- Abate by
- Aug 5, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina: The employer did not furnish to each of his employees conditions of employment and a place of employment free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that employees were exposed to flash fire burns: a)job site - on or about February 21, 2011 at approximately 4:37 P.M., where two employees were utilizing a 20 lb propane torch to heat shrink anti-corrosion pipe wrapping on 4" steel piping, the employer failed to remove all sources of ignition at the end of a gas piping system in which residual gas was being purged with compressed air. Reference: [NFPA 54 Chapter 7.3.3 (2002 Version): The open end of piping systems being purged shall not discharge into confined spaces or areas where there are sources of ignition unless precautions are taken to perform this operation in a safe manner by ventilation of the space, control of purging rate, and elimination of all hazardous conditions.] Abatement Note: One means of abatement to correct this hazard would be remove all sources of ignition at the discharge end of the gas line to be purged.
Recent events (2)
- — F (S) $1750.00
- — Z (S) $2500.00
95012901
- Issued
- Aug 2, 2011
- Abate by
- Aug 5, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500
General-duty citation text
North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina: The employer did not furnish to each of his employees conditions of employment and a place of employment free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that employees were exposed to flash fire burns: a)job site, hole #2 - where two employees were utilizing a 20 lb propane torch to heat shrink anti-corrosion pipe wrapping on 4" steel piping, the employer failed to displace natural gas remaining in the gas pipe line with an inert gas, in that the gas line was purged with compressed air. Reference: [NFPA 54 Chapter 7.3.1 (2002 Version): When gas piping is to be opened for an addition, a modification, or for service, the section to be worked on shall be turned off from the gas supply at the nearest convenient point and the line pressure vented to the outdoors or to ventilated areas of sufficient size to prevent accumulation of flammable mixtures. The remaining gas in this section of pipe shall be displaced with an inert gas as required by Table 7.3.1.] Abatement Note: One means of abatement to correct this hazard would be to displace any remaining gas in the pipe with an inert gas prior to starting work.
Recent events (2)
- — Y (S)
- — Z (S) $3500.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 314379223.
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