OSHA Inspection: PHOENIX INDUSTRIAL CLEANING, INC.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,240 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1):     Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not ensure employees, who were exposed to a fall hazard when performing entry operations from the top of an open sided 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois, were provided fall protection from a standard railing or its equivalent.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,240 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730X100

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1):   A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:  a) On or about December 26 and 27, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with work-site specific procedures when employees wore Racal Powerflow powered air purifying respirators (PAPRs) equipped with P100 filters during cleaning of air handling systems serving the Pilot Plant and Production Area at URL Pharmpro, LLC in Aurora, Illinois.  b) On or about December 17, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with work-site specific procedures when employees wore Racal Powerflow powered air purifying respirators (PAPRs) equipped with P100 filters during cleaning of pan coater exhaust system at URL Pharmpro, LLC in Aurora, Illinois.  c)  On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program with work-site specific procedures when an employee wore a Sperian half-mask negative pressure air purifying respirator equipped with organic vapor/acid gas cartridges during permit space entry operations in a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois.  This tank was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.  The written respiratory protection program shall include at a minimum, procedures for selecting respirators; medical evaluations for users; fit-testing procedures for tight-fitting respirators; procedures for proper use during routine and emergency situations; procedures for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing, discarding and otherwise maintaining respirators; procedures to ensure adequate air quality, quantity, and flow for atmosphere-supplying respirators; training on respiratory hazards employees are potentially exposed to during routine and emergency situations; training on proper use, donning and removing the respirator, their limitations and their maintenance; and procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,240 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730X100

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(i):     Selection of appropriate respirators was not based on the respiratory hazard(s) to which the worker was exposed and user factors that affect respirator performance and reliability:    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not select an appropriate respirator for employee(s) use that was based on the hazards of an oxygen deficient atmosphere and methylene chloride, prior to entry into a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois.  This tank was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1730X100

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; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) prior to employee(s) entry into a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois.  This tank was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,920 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730X100

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 was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    a) On or about December 26 and 27, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not provide employees, who wore Racal Powerflow powered air purifying respirators (PAPRs) equipped with P100 filters, a medical evaluation before the respirator was used by employees during cleaning of air handling systems serving the Pilot Plant and Production Area at URL Pharmpro, LLC in Aurora, Illinois.    b) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not provide an employee, who wore a Sperian half-mask negative pressure air purifying respirator equipped with organic vapor/acid gas cartridges, a medical evaluation before the respirator was used by the employee during permit space operations in a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois.  The tank entered was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,240 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730X100

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2):     Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:    a) On or about December 26 and 27, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not provide employees, who wore Racal Powerflow powered air purifying respirators (PAPRs) equipped with P100 filters, a fit test before the respirator was used by employees during cleaning of air handling systems serving the Pilot Plant and Production Area at URL Pharmpro, LLC in Aurora, Illinois.    b) On or about December 17, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not provide employees, who wore Racal Powerflow powered air purifying respirators (PAPRs) equipped with P100 filters, a fit test before the respirator was used by employees during cleaning of a pan coater exhaust system at URL Pharmpro, LLC in Aurora, Illinois.    c) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not provide an employee, who wore a Sperian half-mask negative pressure air purifying respirator equipped with organic vapor/acid gas cartridges, a fit test before the respirator was used by the employee during permit space operations in a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois.  The tank entered was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,240 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730X100

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1):   The employer did not provide respirator training that would ensure each employee could demonstrate knowledge of items in section (i)-(vii):  a) On or about December 26 and 27, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not provide employees, who wore Racal Powerflow powered air purifying respirators (PAPRs) equipped with P100 filters, respirator training before the respirator was used by employees during cleaning of air handling systems serving the Pilot Plant and Production Area at URL Pharmpro, LLC in Aurora, Illinois.  b) On or about December 17, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not provide employees, who wore Racal Powerflow powered air purifying respirators (PAPRs) equipped with P100 filters, respirator training before the respirator was used by employees during cleaning of a pan coater exhaust system at URL Pharmpro, LLC in Aurora, Illinois.   c) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not provide an employee, who wore a Sperian half-mask negative pressure air purifying respirator equipped with organic vapor/acid gas cartridges, respirator training before the respirator was used by the employee during permit space operations in a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois.  The tank entered was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

Aug 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,240 Reduced

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:    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not develop and implement a written permit space program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146 prior to entry into a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois. This tank was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride. For the permit space entered, the employer's written program lacked;    1)  Adequate procedures for identifying and evaluating atmospheric hazards,  2)  Adequate procedures for specifying acceptable entry conditions,  3)  A procedure for providing the authorized entrant(s) the opportunity to observe monitoring or testing of the permit space, including pre-entry and subsequent testing or monitoring,  4)  The testing and monitoring equipment available for adequate evaluation of the permit space conditions,  5)  The ventilation equipment available to obtain acceptable entry conditions,  6)  The equipment necessary to perform a non-entry rescue,   7)  The specific order of testing atmospheric components (i.e., oxygen, combustible gases and vapors, and toxic gases and vapors) when testing for atmospheric hazards,  8)  A procedure for reevaluating the permit space when requested by the authorized entrant(s),  9)  A procedure for providing the authorized entrant(s) the test results of the required testing performed,  10) The designation of employees who had an active role in the entry operation and the identification of their duties,  11) Adequate procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services and providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees,  12) An adequate system for the preparation, issuance, use and cancellation of entry permits,  13) A procedure for concluding the entry after the entry operations have been completed,  14) A process for a review of the entry operations when there is reason to believe the measures taken under the permit space program may not protect employees and a revision of the program to correct deficiencies found to exist before subsequent entries are authorized, and  15) A process for a review of the permit space program using cancelled permits within 1 year after entry and a revision of the program, if necessary, to ensure employees participating in entry operations are protected from permit space hazards.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,240 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(9)(iii):     Each contractor who was retained to perform permit space entry operations did not inform the host employer of the permit space program that the contractor would follow and of any hazards confronted or created in permit space, either through a debriefing or during the entry operations:    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not inform the Sunnyside Corporation of the permit space program that they would follow prior to entry into a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois. This tank was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,240 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730X100

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(2):     Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not identify and evaluate the hazards of permit spaces before employees entered:    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not identify and evaluate the permit space hazards prior to employee(s) entry into a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois.  This tank was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,240 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3)(i):     Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations, including, but not limited to, specifying accepatble entry conditions:    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not develop and implement the means, procedures and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations, including, but not limited to, specifying acceptable entry conditions, prior to employee(s) entry into a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois.  This tank was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3)(iii):     Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations, including, but not limited to, isolating the permit space:    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not develop and implement the means, procedures and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations, including, but not limited to, isolating the permit space, prior to employee(s) entry into a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois.  This tank was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3)(iv):     Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit entry operations, including, but not limited to, purging, inerting, flushing, or ventilating the permit space as necessary to eliminate or control atmospheric hazards:    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not develop and implement the means, procedures and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations, including, but not limited to, purging, inerting, flushing, or ventilating the permit space as necessary to eliminate or control atmospheric hazards, prior to employee(s)entry into a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois.  This tank was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

1910.146(d)(3)(vi):    Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit entry operations, including, but not limited to, verifying that conditions in the permit space are acceptable for entry throughout the duration of an authorized entry:    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not develop and implement the means, procedures and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations for employee(s), including, but not limited to, verifying that conditions in the permit space are acceptable for entry throughout the duration of an authorized entry, during entry into a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois.  This tank was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,240 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), maintain that equipment properly and ensure that employees used the equipment properly:  a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not provide, maintain and ensure the use of testing and monitoring equipment to employee(s) to evaluate the permit space conditions prior to entry into a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois.  This tank was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4)(ii):     Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not ensure that employees used the ventilating equipment needed to obtain acceptable entry conditions:    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not ensure that employees used ventilating equipment prior to the permit space entry into a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois.  This tank was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4)(iii):     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, and ensure the use of communications equipment necessary for compliance with 29 CFR 1910.146(h)(3) and 29 CFR 1910.146(i)(5):    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not ensure that employees were provided and used communications equipment necessary for compliance with 29 CFR 1910.146(h)(3) and 29 CFR 1910.146(i)(5) prior to the permit space entry into a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois.  This tank was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4)(viii):     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, maintain and ensure the use of rescue and emergency equipment needed to comply with 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9):    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not ensure that employee(s) were provided rescue equipment needed to comply with 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9) prior to the permit space entry into a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois.  This tank was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,240 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 is authorized to begin:    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not ensure permit space conditions were evaluated by testing conditions in the permit space to determine if acceptable entry conditions existed before entry by employee(s) was authorized to begin in a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois.  This tank was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

Aug 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,240 Reduced

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 provide the training required by paragraph (g) of this section:    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not designate the persons who were to have active roles in the permit space entry operations and identify the duties of each such employee prior to entry into a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois.  This tank was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

Jul 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,240 Reduced

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, and for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees:    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not develop and implement procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, for rescuing entrants from permit spaces, and for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees prior to entry into a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois.  This tank was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

Jul 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,240 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(14):     Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not review the permit-required confined space program, using the canceled permits retained under 29 CFR 1910.146(e)(6) within one year after each entry and revise the program as necessary, to ensure that employees participating in entry operations are protected from permit space hazards:     a) Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not ensure their permit-required confined space program was reviewed using canceled permits within one year after each entry for purposes of revising the program, as necessary, to ensure employees participating in entry operations were protected from permit space hazards.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

Jul 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,240 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(e)(2):     Before entry began, the entry supervisor identified on the permit did not sign the entry permit to authorize entry:    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not ensure the entry supervisor identified on the permit signed the entry permit prior to entry into a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois. This tank was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

Jul 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,240 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(f)(9):     The entry permit that documented compliance with 29 CFR 1910.146 and authorized entry to a permit space did not identify the acceptable entry conditions:    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not identify the acceptable entry conditions on the confined space entry permit prior to employee(s) entry into a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois. This tank was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,240 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(f)(10):     The entry permit that documents compliance and authorizes entry to a permit space did not identify the results of initial and periodic tests performed under 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5), accompanied by the names or initials of the testers and by indication of when the tests were performed:    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not ensure the results of initial and periodic tests required under 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5) were documented on the confined space entry permit, prior to and during employee(s) entry into a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois.  This tank was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

Jul 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,240 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1):     The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146:    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc., did not ensure the employee(s) assigned roles of entry supervisor, authorized entrant, and attendant were provided training to acquire the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of their duties prior to the permit space entry into a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois.  This tank was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

Jul 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(g)(3):     The employer did not provide training that established employee proficiency in the duties required by this section, and did not introduce new or revised procedures, as necessary, for compliance with this section:    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc., did not ensure the employee(s) assigned roles of entry supervisor, authorized entrant, and attendant were provided training to establish proficiency in their duties prior to the permit space entry into a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois.  This tank was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,240 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(k)(1)(i):     When designating rescue and emergency services pursuant to paragraph (d)(9), the employer did not evaluate the prospective rescuer's ability to respond to a rescue summons in a timely manner, considering the hazards identified:    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc., selected "911" as their designated rescue and emergency service for a permit space entry.  The employer did not ensure they evaluated the ability of this service to respond to a rescue summons in a timely manner prior to employee(s) entry into a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois.  This tank was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,240 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(k)(1)(ii):     When designating rescue and emergency services pursuant to paragraph (d)(9), the employer did not evaluate the prospective rescuer's ability, in terms of proficiency with rescue-related tasks and equipment, to function appropriately while rescuing entrants from the particular space or types of spaces identified:    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc., selected "911" as their designated rescue and emergency service during the permit space entry.  The employer did not ensure they evaluated the ability of this service, in terms of proficiency with rescue-related tasks and equipment, to function appropriately while rescuing entrants (employees) prior to entry into a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois. This tank was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

Jul 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,240 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(k)(1)(iv):     When designating rescue and emergency services pursuant to paragraph (d)(9), the employer did not inform each rescue team or service of the hazards they may confront when called to perform rescue at the site:    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc., selected "911" as their designated rescue and emergency service during the permit space entry.  The employer did not inform this service of the hazards they may confront when called to perform rescue at the site prior to employee(s) entry into a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois. This tank was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

Jul 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(k)(1)(v):     When designating rescue and emergency services pursuant to paragraph (d)(9), the employer did not provide the selected rescue team or service with access to all permit spaces from which rescue could be necessary, so that the rescue service could develop appropriate rescue plans and practice rescue operations:    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc., selected "911" as their designated rescue and emergency service during confined space entry.  The employer did not provide this service with access to the permit space from which rescue could be necessary, so that the rescue service could develop an appropriate rescue plan and practice rescue operations prior to employee(s) entry into a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois. This tank was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

Jul 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,240 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(k)(3):     Whenever an authorized entrant entered a permit space, retrieval systems or methods were not used to facilitate non-entry rescue:    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not ensure, during the permit space entry, that retrieval systems or methods were used to facilitate a non-entry rescue when an employee entered a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois.  This tank was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,240 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(1)(i):     Where methylene chloride was present in the workplace, the employer did not determine each employee's exposure:    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not determine each employee's exposures to methylene chloride during permit entry operations in a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois.  This tank was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(2):     The employer did not perform initial monitoring to determine each employee's exposure to methylene chloride:    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not perform initial monitoring to determine each employee's exposures to methylene chloride during permit entry operations in a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois.  This tank was last used by Sunnyside Corporation to store methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,600 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(h)(1):     Where needed to prevent methylene chloride induced skin or eye irritation, the employer did not provide clean protective clothing and equipment resistant to methylene chloride, at no cost to the employee, and/or did not ensure that each affected employee used it:    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not ensure when an employee entered a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank containing methylene chloride at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois that employee was provided and used protective clothing that was resistant to methylene chloride.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,240 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(k)(1)(iii):     The employer did not include methylene chloride in the hazard communication program established to comply with hazard communication standard (HCS) (1910.1200) and did not ensure each employee was trained in accordance with the requirements of HCS and paragraph (l) of this section:    a) On or about November 29, 2012, employees were exposed to methylene chloride during permit space entry operations in a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois.  For affected employees, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not include methylene chloride in their hazard communication program and did not ensure each employee was trained in accordance with the requirements of the hazard communication standard and paragraph (l) of the methylene chloride standard.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,240 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(l)(1):     The employer did not provide information and training for each affected employee prior to or at the time of initial assignment to a job involving potential exposure to methylene chloride:    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not ensure employees exposed to methylene chloride were provided information and training prior to or at the initiation of permit space entry operations in a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank containing methylene chloride at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois.

Issued

May 9, 2013

Abate by

May 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 1730

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1052(l)(3)(i):     The employer did not inform each affected employee of the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1052 and the information available in its appendices and/or how to access or obtain a copy of it in the workplace:    a) On or about November 29, 2012, Phoenix Industrial Cleaning, Inc. did not ensure employees were informed of the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1052 and the information available in its appendices and how to access or obtain a copy of it in the workplace prior to permit space entry operations in a 6,000 gallon 16 foot vertical chemical storage tank containing methylene chloride at Sunnyside Corporation in Wheeling, Illinois.