OSHA Inspection: GEORGE'S INC.

Issued

Jan 10, 2013

Abate by

Feb 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(ii):     Inspection and testing did not follow recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices:    (a) George's, Inc. did not do inspection and testing of lines covered by insulation and did not have a procedure to determine if insulated lines were corroding. They did not follow any recognized and generally accepted practices for inspecting for corrosion;    (b) George's, Inc. did not have a procedure or schedule for inspecting and testing thickness of tanks to determine if the thickness of the tank walls had changed.  Inspection and testing of tanks in the PSM covered ammonia refrigeration units did not follow recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices; and    (c) Inspection and testing of the thickness of the red water chiller tank walls was done after a leak was discovered.  Inspection and testing of the red water chiller tanks was not done per a preventive maintenance schedule that followed the guidelines of a recognized and generally accepted good engineering plan.

Issued

Jan 10, 2013

Abate by

Feb 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(5):     The employer did not correct deficiencies in equipment that were outside acceptable limits (defined by the process safety information on paragraph (d) of this section) before use:    (a) George's, Inc. did not correct deficiencies in equipment wiring that did not meet the National Electric Code for Class I Division II and did not meet acceptable wiring procedures for commercial wiring per the National Electric Code including the following wiring hazards:         (i) Conduit was not completely sealed between two bidirectional valves located in the engine room on a Frick C-3 compressor, an area that was Class I Division II;       (ii) Conduit and junction box covers were left open with wires hanging out on a red water chillers located on the roof in open air and exposed to the weather;       (iii) A wire was left extending out from under the edge of a cover plate with copper exposed at the red water chillers on the roof in open air and exposed to the weather; and       (iv) The seal tite cover for TW wiring at the red water chillers had separated from the junction box on the roof in open air and exposed to the weather.

Issued

Jan 10, 2013

Abate by

Feb 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(l)(1):     The employer did not implement procedures to manage changes to process chemicals, technology, equipment, and procedures, and changes to facilities that affect a covered process:    (a) George's Inc. did not implement a procedure to manage changes made to the faility when they installed tarps and stands to hold the tarps over the red water chillers;    (b) George's Inc. did not implement a procedure to manage changes made to the red water chillers which included changing the analog monitoring system to a digital control system; and    (c) George's Inc. did not implement a procedure to manage changes and the installation of new equipment on the #3 screw that included installing a different bidirectional slide valve requiring a change in wiring.

Issued

Jan 10, 2013

Abate by

Feb 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2):     The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces:    (a) The ventilation system duct on the roof was not labeled as a permit required confined space;    (b) Tanks at the waste water treatment plant were not labeled as a permit required confined space;