OSHA Inspection: PAR FAB FIELD SERVICES, LLC

Issued

2013-04-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4050.00 · Current $2430.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): Employer did not select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment:    In the Crude Unit:  On or about October 18, 2012, the employer did not select and ensure the use of appropriate personal protective equipment by employees mixing and applying refractory as part of the CH1 and CH2 heaters project exposing them to the hazard of eye or face injury.

Issued

2013-04-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Employer did not provide and ensure the use of appropriate eye or face protection by employees exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:    In the Crude Unit:  On or about October 18, 2012, the employer did not provide and ensure the use of appropriate eye or face protection by employees mixing and applying refractory as part of the CH1 and CH2 heaters project exposing them to the hazard of eye or face injury.

Issued

2013-04-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $675.00 · Current $405.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace to include a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) :    In the Crude Unit:  On or about October 18, 2012, the employer did not evaluate respiratory hazards for employees required to wear 3M (part # 6300) tight-fitting, half mask respirators with P-100 (part # 2091) filters while mixing and applying Morgan Thermal Ceramics Kaolite 2300 LI Monolithics exposing employees to the hazard of respirable dust or silica exposure.

Issued

2013-04-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $675.00 · Current $405.00 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, before the employee is the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    In the Crude Unit:  On or about October 18, 2012, the employer did not provide a medical evaluation for each employee before being fit tested and before being required to wear a 3M (part # 6300) tight-fitting, half mask respirator with P-100 (part # 2091) filters while mixing and applying Morgan Thermal Ceramics Kaolite 2300 LI Monolithics exposing employees to the hazard of respiratory distress.

Issued

2013-04-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-04-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $675.00 · Current $405.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employees using tight-fitting facepiece respirators are not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator and whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used:    In the Crude Unit:  On or about October 18, 2012, the employer exposed employees to the hazard of respirable dust or silica exposure by not providing a fit test for:    a) Each employee before being required to wear a 3M (part # 6300) tight-fitting, half mask respirator with P-100 (part # 2091) filters while mixing and applying Morgan Thermal Ceramics Kaolite 2300 LI Monolithics,     b) Two employees were replacing respirators with a different size than the one used for the original fit test.