KAPOLEI, HI —
OSHA Inspection: PHOENIX V, LLC
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of PHOENIX V, LLC in 91-150 KAOMI LOOP, KAPOLEI, HI 96707 (NAICS 424690). OSHA activity number 338315211.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- PHOENIX V, LLC
- Site address
- 91-150 KAOMI LOOP
- City
- KAPOLEI
- State
- HI
- ZIP
- 96707
- Mailing
- 311 PACIFIC STREET, HONOLULU, HI 96817
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 424690
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.23 C01
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2013
- Abate by
- Mar 31, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $2,800 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) At the sulfuric acid loading and unloading platform on or about January 16, 2013 the loading platform work extensions were not guarded with standard railings; and (b) At the bleach batch mixing area on or about January 16, 2013 the walkway at the process was not guarded along its length and at the end with standard railings.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2800
- — Z (S) $3500
1910.24 H
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2013
- Abate by
- Mar 31, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.24(h): Standard railings were not provided on the open sides of all exposed stairways and stair platforms: (a) At BEI Hawaii on or about January 16, 2013 railings going to the two tanks behind the storage buildings Areas B, C and D were missing mid-rails on both sides of the stairs.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $3500
1910.37 A04
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2013
- Abate by
- Mar 31, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $3,920 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(4): Safeguard(s) designed to protect employees during an emergency (e.g., sprinkler systems, alarm systems, fire doors, exit lighting), were not in proper working order at all times: (a) The wind sock designed to indicate the wind direction during times of emergency was missing; (b) The shower handle for turning on the shower in the case of an emergency at the sulfuric acid transfer platform was missing; (c) The emergency stop button designed to stop the flow of sulfuric acid during an emergency was broken; and (d) The emergency breaker boxes at the sulfuric acid tank were rusted and corroded.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3920
- — Z (S) $4900
1910.119 D03 I B
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2013
- Abate by
- Mar 8, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $2,800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(B): The employer's piping and instrument diagrams were not accurate and did not represent equipment that was existing and was part of the process: (a) The P&ID for the bleach batch process area did not reflect the change in tanks for the finish bleach process and the change from a 10,300 gallon tank to a 8,000 gallon tank; (b) The P&ID for the bleach batch process area did not reflect the addition of a sampling port near valve #403; and (c) The P&ID for the bleach batch process area did not reflect the addition of a sampling valve.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2800
- — Z (S) $3500
1910.146 C02
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2013
- Abate by
- Mar 31, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $500 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: In areas where confined spaces were present signs reading DANGER-PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE, DO NOT ENTER or other similar language not posted. Those locations inlcuded: (a) The large water tank; (b) The three small water tanks; (c) The Doyle mixer; (d) The 50% caustic storage tank; (e) The caustic storage cut tank; (f) The finish bleach storage tank; (g) The reactor tank #1; (h) The reactor tank #2; (i) The sulfuric acid storage tank; and (j) The muriatic acid storage tank.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $500
- — Z (S) $3500
1910.151 C
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2013
- Abate by
- Mar 31, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use: (a) At BEI Hawaii near Area H where sulfuric acid was loaded and unloaded, an emergency shower was present that was missing the handle to turn it on for emergency flushing.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $3500
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 338315211.
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