OSHA Inspection: SIGNATURE INDUSTRIAL SERVICES

Issued

2013-10-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00 · Current $6300.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(4): The employer did not implement safe work practices for employees performing high risk maintenance activities on process equipment.        a)    On April 17, 2013 or at times prior thereto in the Catalytic Hydro-Desulfurization Unit 2 (CHD-2) at the ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery, the employer did not ensure that the E-1 exchangers were free of all energy sources before employees began flame cutting to remove flange bolts from the channel heads.   b)    On April 17, 2013 or at times prior thereto in the Catalytic Hydro-Desulfurization Unit 2 (CHD-2) at the ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery, the employer did not implement safe work practices for safely opening process equipment, such as but not limited to the E-1 Exchangers.

Issued

2013-10-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(h)(3)(iv): The contract employer did not assure that each contract employee followed the safety rules of the facility including the safe work practices required by paragraph (f)(4) of this section.   On April 17, 2013 or at times prior thereto in the Catalytic Hydro Desulfurization Unit 2 (CHD-2) at the ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery the employer did not assure that each of the employees followed the safety rules of the facility including safe work practice for removing flange bolts in order to remove the channel heads of the E-1 heat exchangers that contained petroleum hydrocarbons.    a)    The employer failed to assure that the E-1 exchangers were free of all energy sources before employees began flame cutting to remove flange bolts from the channel heads.   b)    The employer failed to assure that employees implemented Maintenance Procedure 203 (MP-203) to safely open process equipment.

Issued

2013-10-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00 · Current $6300.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(3): The employer did not train each employee involved in maintaining the on-going integrity of process equipment in the procedures applicable to the employee's job tasks to ensure that the employee can perform the job tasks in a safe manner:     On April 17, 2013 or at times prior thereto at E-1 exchangers, in the  Catalytic Hydrodesulfurization Unit #2 (CHD-2) of the ExxonMobil Refinery in Beaumont, Texas, the employer did not ensure that each employee was trained and aware of the applicable procedures needed for the employee's job tasks to ensure the employee could perform the job task of flame cutting bolts and opening the E-1 Exchangers in a safe manner.