OSHA Inspection: PLAINS TRUCKING LLC

Issued

Jun 19, 2013

Abate by

Jul 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:  (a) On or about March 28, 2013, and at times prior, for the employees with exposure to falls from the tops of crude oil tanker trailers during tanker clean-out operations where the employer did not provide adequate fall protection at the shop located at Plains Trucking LLC at 6231 91st Avenue NW in Ross, North Dakota.

Issued

Jun 19, 2013

Abate by

Jul 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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 March 28, 2013, and at times prior, for the employees required to wear North half-face tight-fitting respirator with supplied air from Breathe Cool air filtering apparatus while performing tanker clean-out operations of crude oil tanker trailers at the shop located at Plains Trucking LLC at 6231 91st Avenue NW in Ross, North Dakota.    Abatement Note:    A minimally acceptable respiratory protection program shall include all of the following requirements:    1.  Written standard operating procedures governing the selection and use of respirators shall be established.    2.  Only approved respirators shall be used.  Respirators shall be selected on the basis of hazards to which the worker is exposed.    3.  Respirators must be provided free-of-charge where respirators are needed to protect the health of the employees.    4.  Employers must provide (free-of-charge) a medical evaluation to determine each employee's fitness to wear a respirator before initial use.    5.  Before initial respirator use, fit testing is required for all employees using negative or positive pressure tight-fitting respirators where such respirators are required by OSHA or where the employer requires the use of such a respirator.    6.  The user shall be instructed and trained in the proper use of respirators and their limitations.    7.  Surveillance of work area conditions and degree of employee exposure or stress shall be conducted.    8.  Employer must ensure the use of respirators where respirators are needed to protect the health of the employees.    9.  Respirators shall be regularly cleaned and disinfected to keep them in a sanitary condition.    10.  Respirators shall be stored in a clean and sanitary location to prevent damage and contamination.    11.  Respirators shall be inspected during cleaning and repaired when necessary.    12.  There shall be regular inspection and evaluation to determine the continued effectiveness of the program.    13.  Compressed breathing air must meet at least the requirements for Grade D breathing air.    14.  The employer must establish and retain medical evaluations and fit-testing records.

Issued

Jun 19, 2013

Abate by

Jul 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  (a) On or about March 28, 2013, and at times prior, for the employees engaged in crude oil tanker trailer clean-out operations who must operate a Sherwin Williams PT2500 sprayer motor for the evacuation (vacuum) system with a belt and pulley driven motor at the shop located at Plains Trucking LLC at 6231 91st Avenue NW in Ross, North Dakota.

Issued

Jun 19, 2013

Abate by

Jul 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i): Vertical or inclined belt(s) were not enclosed by guard(s) conforming to the requirements specified at 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):   (a) On or about March 28, 2013, and at times prior, for the employees engaged in crude oil tanker trailer clean-out operations who must operate a Sherwin Williams PT2500 sprayer motor for the evacuation (vacuum) system with a belt and pulley driven motor at the shop located at Plains Trucking LLC at 6231 91st Avenue NW in Ross, North Dakota.

Issued

Jun 19, 2013

Abate by

Jul 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:  (a) On or about March 28, 2013, and at times prior, for the employees engaged in crude oil tanker trailer clean-out operations with equipment such as, but not limited to, treble lights at the shop located at Plains Trucking LLC at 6231 91st Avenue NW in Ross, North Dakota.

Issued

Jun 19, 2013

Abate by

Jul 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The employer did not compile a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet:  (a) On or about March 28, 2013, and at times prior, for the employees engaged in crude oil tanker trailer clean-out operations with exposure to chemicals such as, but not limited to, crude oil at the shop located at Plains Trucking LLC at 6231 91st Avenue NW in Ross, North Dakota.

Issued

Jun 19, 2013

Abate by

Jul 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:  (a) On or about March 28, 2013, and at times prior, for the employees engaged in crude oil tanker trailer clean-out operations with exposure to chemicals such as, but not limited to, crude oil at the shop located at Plains Trucking LLC at 6231 91st Avenue NW in Ross, North Dakota.

Issued

Jun 19, 2013

Abate by

Jul 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3): The employee training did not include the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(i) through (h)(3)(iv):  (a) On or about March 28, 2013, and at times prior, for the employees engaged in crude oil tanker trailer clean-out operations with exposure to chemicals such as, but not limited to, crude oil at the shop located at Plains Trucking LLC at 6231 91st Avenue NW in Ross, North Dakota.

Issued

Jun 19, 2013

Abate by

Jul 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $14,000 · Current $5,600 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 March 28, 2013, and at times prior, for the employees required to enter crude oil tanker trailers for the purpose of cleaning them out with a power washer at the shop located at Plains Trucking LLC at 6231 91st Avenue NW in Ross, North Dakota.