OSHA Inspection: SELECT ONION LLC

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Oct 10, 2011

Hazardous substances 0170

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Oct 10, 2011

Hazardous substances 0170

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Oct 10, 2011

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000

Hazardous substances 0170

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Oct 10, 2011

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

ORS 654.010:  The employer did not furnish a place of employment which was
safe and
healthful for employees, did not furnish and use such devices and
safeguards, and did not adopt
and use such practices, means, methods, operations and processes as was
reasonably necessary
to render such employment and places of employment safe and healthful, and
did not do every
other thing reasonably necessary to protect the life, safety, and health
of the employees:
a) As of the date of the inspection, the employer failed to furnish
reasonably necessary devices
and safeguards or did not adopt and use such practices, means, methods,
operations and
processes as stipulated in industry standards such as, but not limited to,
the American National
Standards Institute/American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air
Conditioning Engineers
(ANSI/ASHRAE) and the International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration
(IIAR). As observed
by one or more of the following in the 2008 anhydrous ammonia
refrigeration system:
i) The presence of the air compressor system (with pump intake) in the
2008 ammonia engine
room permits the passage of escaping refrigerant to other parts of the
building including, but not
limited to, the welding shop. A feasible method to address this would be
to remove the
compressed air system from the anhydrous ammonia engine room.
(See: ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 15 - 2001 Safety Systems for Refrigeration
Systems, Section 8.11.2 - General
Requirements; See IIAR bulletin 2-2008: Equipment, Design and Installation
of Closed Circuit Ammonia Refrigerating
System, Section 13.2.3.10 - Ventilation)
ii) The condensers servicing the 2008 ammonia refrigeration system did not
have safe access
to provide for inspection, service and emergency shut down. The access
ladder for the units did
not reach the ground level, thus requiring employees to jump 5 feet to
access first rung of the
ladder. The condenser units did not have catwalks to provide safe access
to all sides of the units;
thus, employees had to use portable ladders or straddle I-beams to access
portions of the units.
A feasible method to address this would be to install work platforms or
catwalks with compliant
stairs or fixed ladders in all areas where inspection and maintenance are
required.
(See ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 15 - 2001 Safety Systems for Refrigeration
Systems, Section 8.3 - Safe Access or section
9.12.1 & 9.12.2 - Service Provisions)
iii) The electrical systems installed in the 2008 ammonia engine room did
not comply with the
requirements of Class 1 - Division 2 of the National Electrical Code for
hazardous locations. A
feasible method to address this would be to evaluate the current
ventilation system and system
safety interlocks to verify if the system qualifies for the listed
exemptions to this requirement.
(See ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 15 - 2001 Safety Systems for Refrigeration
Systems, Section 8.12(g) - Machinery Room
Special Requirements
See IIAR Bulletin 2-2008: Equipment, Design and Installation of Closed
Circuit Ammonia Refrigerating System, Section
13.2.1.2 - Ventilation)
iv) The observance of numerous isolation valves, servicing equipment in
the 2008 ammonia
system without any identification information. A feasible method to
address this would be to
install identification tags on all isolation valves.
(See ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 15 - 2001 Safety Systems for Refrigeration
Systems, Section 9.12.6 - service provisions)
v) Lack of signage indicating the name and address of the installer, the
refrigerant number and
the maximum intended refrigerant load, the lubricant identity and amount,
and the field test
pressure applied. A feasible method to address this would be to install a
permanent sign with
the above-listed elements in the engine room.
(See ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 15 - 2001 Safety Systems for Refrigeration
Systems, Section 11.2 - General Requirements;
See IIAR Bulletin 112: Ammonia Machinery Room Design, Section 4.3(f) -
Mechanical)   vi) The lack of drain plugs/stop valves on oil drain ports
in the 2008 ammonia engine room.
A feasible method to address this would be to install drain plugs on all
oil drain ports.
(See ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 15 - 2001 Safety Systems for Refrigeration
Systems, Section 11.6.1 - General
Requirements)
vii) The lack of a ventilation system design, for the 2008 ammonia
refrigeration
system, to
ensure that the current system is capable of providing the required
airflow as required by the
ASHRAE Standard. A feasible method to address this would be to develop a
ventilation system
design plan and verify that the current system is capable of delivering
the required air flow
during normal and emergency operations.
(See ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 15 - 2001 Safety Systems for Refrigeration
Systems, Section 8.11.5 - Machinery Room
General Requirements; See IIAR Bulletin 2-2008: Equipment, Design and
Installation of Closed Circuit Ammonia
Refrigerating Systems, Section 13.2.3.3 - Ventilation)
viii) The lack of a pressure relief design, for the 2008 ammonia
refrigeration system, to
ensure that the safety relief valves currently installed in the system are
properly sized to
adequately protect the system. A feasible method to address this would be
to develop a pressure
relief design plan to verify that the currently installed pressure relief
valves and associated
discharged piping are properly sized to adequately protect the equipment
or piping systems.
(See ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 15 - 2001 Safety Systems for Refrigeration
Systems, Section 9.7.5 Pressure Relief
Protection; See IIAR Bulletin 2-2008: Equipment, Design and Installation
of Closed Circuit Ammonia Refrigerating
Systems, Section 11.2.7 and 11.2.9 - Pressure Vessel Protection)
ix) The lack of a schematic drawing or panel giving directions for the
operation of the system
at a location that is convenient to the operators. The lack of written
emergency shutdown
procedures (including shutdown instructions, contact information for
obtaining system services,
and the contact information for all required notifications in the event of
a reportable incident)
posted outside of the engine room and immediately adjacent to each door. A
feasible method to
address this would be to develop the schematic drawing with the
above-listed information and
post it immediately adjacent to each engine room door.
(See ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 15 - 2001 Safety Systems for Refrigeration
Systems, Section 11.7 - Responsibility for
Operation and Emergency Shutdown)
x) The lack of adequate safeguarding for piping on the roof servicing the
2008 ammonia
system. Currently, employees have to cross over roof piping to inspect and
access other portions
of the system. There is no pedestrian bridge or catwalk over the piping
system. This leaves the
piping system vulnerable to physical damage due to employees "walking"
crawling on pipes.
There were numerous sections of the pipe support system that were subject
to ice migration
between the pipe and the protective sleeve. There was evidence that the
expansion of the ice has
compressed the pipe insulation system. A feasible method to address this
would be to install a
compliant pedestrian crossing ramp over the piping systems and to protect
the pipe supports from
ice migration.
(See ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 15 - 2001 Safety Systems for Refrigeration
Systems, Section 11.1 - General Requirements)

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Oct 10, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

Hazardous substances 0170

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Oct 10, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

Hazardous substances 0170

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Oct 10, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

Hazardous substances 0170

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Oct 10, 2011

Hazardous substances 0170

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Oct 10, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,500

Hazardous substances 0170

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Oct 10, 2011

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0170

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Oct 10, 2011

Hazardous substances 0170

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Oct 10, 2011

Hazardous substances 0170

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Jun 19, 2011

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

ORS 654.010:  The employer did not furnish a place of employment which was
safe and
healthful for employees, did not furnish and use such devices and
safeguards, and did not adopt
and use such practices, means, methods, operations and processes as was
reasonably necessary
to render such employment and places of employment safe and healthful, and
did
not do every
other thing reasonably necessary to protect the life, safety, and health
of the employees:
a) As of the date of the inspection, the employer failed to furnish
reasonably necessary devices
and safeguards or did not adopt and use practices, means, methods,
operations, and processes
as stipulated in industry standards such as, but not limited to, the
American National Standards
Institute/American Society Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning
Engineers
(ANSI/ASHRAE) and the International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration
(IIAR). As shown
by one or more of the following:
i) The employer failed to maintain the ammonia detection system, installed
in the 2008
ammonia engine room, according to the manufacturer's recommendations and
the industry
standards.
(See ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 15 - 2001 Safety Systems for Refrigeration
Systems, Section 11.6.3 - Periodic Tests)
ii) The employer failed to maintain isolation valves installed in the 2008
ammonia system as
stated by the industry standards of ANSI/ASHRAE and IIAR.
(See ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 15 - 2001 Safety Systems for Refrigeration
System, Section 11.6; See International
Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration (IIAR) Bulletin 110 Revised 03/02:
Guidelines for Start-up, Inspection and
Maintenance of Ammonia Mechanical Refrigerating Systems, Section 6.6.1
Shut off valves)
iii) The employer failed to maintain the condensers servicing the 2008
refrigeration system
according to the manufacturer's recommendations.
(See Evapco Manufacturer's Manual and Bulletin 112AC: Maintenance
Instructions Closed Circuit Coolers and
Evaporative Condensers)
iv) The employer failed to maintain safeguards such as equipment manuals,
current piping and
instrument drawings, preventative maintenance schedules, and energy
isolation procedures for
the 2008 ammonia system.
(See International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration (IIAR) Bulletin 110,
revised 03/2002, The Start-up, Inspection and
Maintenance of Ammonia Mechanical Refrigeration Systems, Section 4.0
Records)

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Oct 10, 2011

Hazardous substances 0170

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Oct 10, 2011

Hazardous substances 0170

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Oct 10, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0170

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Oct 10, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

Hazardous substances 0170

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Oct 10, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

Hazardous substances 0170

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Oct 10, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0170

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Oct 10, 2011

Hazardous substances 0170

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Sep 30, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 01700560

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Sep 30, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Sep 30, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0170

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Oct 10, 2011

Hazardous substances 0170

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Sep 30, 2011

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Sep 30, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,500 Reduced

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Jun 5, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0170

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Jun 19, 2011

Hazardous substances 0170

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Jun 19, 2011

Hazardous substances 0170

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Jun 19, 2011

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Jun 19, 2011

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $500

Hazardous substances 0170

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Jun 19, 2011

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $500

Hazardous substances 888088708310

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Jun 19, 2011

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $500

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Sep 30, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

Hazardous substances 0170

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Oct 10, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

Hazardous substances 01701803

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Jun 19, 2011

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $300

Hazardous substances 0560

Issued

May 19, 2011

Abate by

Jun 5, 2011

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $300

Hazardous substances 2150