OSHA Inspection: MARAY CORPORATION

Issued

2012-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $880.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(2)(i):  Approved container(s) or portable tank(s) were not used for the storage of flammable or combustible liquids:  Company:  A plastic Root-Lowell Pro Solo Pressurized garden sprayer was used to dispense and store diesel fuel.  The garden sprayer was not approved for use with diesel fuel per the manufacturer.

Issued

2012-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1320.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1):  The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator:  Company:  The employer had not provided a medical evaluation to an employee who routinely wore a North full face respirator during tank cleaning and tank cutting operations.

Issued

2012-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4):  When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146:  Company: The written confined space program used by the employer was deficient, in that:  A.  Section 1.03:  Entry was defined as the point at which an individuals face breaks the plane of the opening to the space which is not consistent with the definition of entry provided in 29 CFR 1910.146.    B.  Section 3.02:  The atmospheric testing protocol did not provide sufficient information on how to evaluate the atmosphere in the space, such as, but not limited to, acceptable limits, how to  investigate further for readings such as low percent oxygen or Lower Explosive Limit readings that might indicate some other substance could be in the atmosphere in the space.  The testing protocol also did not discuss how to test to ensure entry conditions were acceptable during the entry.  In the case of spraying in diesel fuel into the space, the condition in the tank would be expected to change and in a manner that could endanger the employee.    C.  Section 3.15:  The special permits section of the program was non-specific and not in conformance with non-permit confined space entry provisions in 29 CFR 1910.146.

Issued

2012-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(8): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not designate the persons who were to have active roles in entry operations, identify the duties of each such employee, and did not provide each such employee with the training required by paragraph (g) of this section:    Tank Yard:  On, or about, July 24, 2012, an employee entered a tank for cleaning operations without an attendant present outside of the tank.  The company did not establish confined space entry procedures to designate entry responsibilities such as authorized entrants, attendants, entry supervisors or those employees who would monitor the atmosphere in confined spaces and then did provide training so that each person had acquired the understanding, knowledge and skills necessary for the safe performance of their duties assigned during confined space operations.

Issued

2012-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, for rescuing entrants from permit spaces for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees and for preventing unauthorized personnel from attempting a rescue:    Company:  On, or about, July 24, 2012, an employee entered a tank during cleaning operations.  Arrangements had not been made for rescue operations prior to the entry.

Issued

2012-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4)(i):  Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not provide, at no cost to the employees, testing and monitoring equipment needed to comply with 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5):  Company:  On, or about, July 24, 2012, an employee entered a storage tank for cleaning operations.  A multi-gas meter or other suitable test instrument(s) was not provided for use.  The BW Technologies GasAlertMicro5PID multi-gas meter normally located on site had been removed the previous day for either annual calibration or for use by another company.    Abatement Note:  The BW Technologies GasAlertMicro5PID multi-gas meter that was normally kept at the site was not calibrated and bump tested in accordance with the manufacturer's requirements.

Issued

2012-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(i): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not evaluate permit space conditions when entry operations were conducted by testing conditions in the permit space to determine if acceptable entry conditions exist before entry was authorized:  Tank Yard:  On, or about, July 24, 2012, an employee entered a tank for cleaning operations without evaluating the space conditions prior to entry.

Issued

2012-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(ii): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not evaluate permit space conditions when entry operations were conducted by testing or monitoring the permit space as necessary to determine if acceptable entry conditions were being maintained during the course of the entry operations:  Tank Yard:  On, or about, July 24, 2012, an employee entered a tank during cleaning operations.  The conditions in the tank were not monitored during the operation to determine the effect(s) of spraying diesel fuel into the enclosed space while the employee's upper body was in the space.

Issued

2012-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.110(b)(6)(vi): Readily ignitable material such as weeds and long dry grass was not be removed within 10 feet of any container:    Company:  Long grass and weeds were growing around and over the propane storage tank.