OSHA Inspection: SUNNYSIDE CORPORATION

Issued

2013-05-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $3500.00

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) Outdoor Tank Farm - On or about November 29, 2012, Sunnyside Corporation did not inform exposed employees, by posting signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence, location and danger posed by a 6,000 gallon aboveground chemical storage tank that was previously used for storage of methylene chloride.  b) Outdoor Tank Farm - On or about November 29, 2012, Sunnyside Corporation did not inform exposed employees, by posting signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence, location and danger posed by a 9,500 gallon aboveground chemical storage tank that was used to store BJS-I, which contains an organic salt.  c) Outdoor Tank Farm - On or about November 29, 2012, Sunnyside Corporation did not inform exposed employees, by posting signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence, location and danger posed by an 10,500 gallon aboveground chemical storage tank that was used to store hydrochloric acid.

Issued

2013-05-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $700.00 · Current $700.00

Hazardous substances 1430

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6):  The employer used written materials, such as signs, placards, process sheets, or batch tickets in lieu of affixing labels to individual stationary process containers that failed to identify the container(s) to which they were applicable and did not convey the information required by 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5):  a) Outdoor Tank Farm - On or about November 29, 2012, Sunnyside Corporation did not identify the applicable container on the manufacturing order (MO) card when the MO card was used in lieu of affixing labels to convey the appropriate hazard warning(s) of BJS-I.  BSJ-I , which contains an organic salt, was stored in a 9,500 gallon aboveground storage tank.  b) Outdoor Tank Farm - On or about November 29, 2012, Sunnyside Corporation did not identify the applicable container on the manufacturing order (MO) card when the MO card was used in lieu of affixing labels to convey the appropriate hazard warning(s) of hydrochloric acid.  Hydrochloric acid was stored in a 10,500 gallon aboveground storage tank.