OSHA Inspection: TANK TECH, INC.

Issued

Feb 28, 2014

Abate by

Apr 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that  employees working in a permit required confined space were exposed to hazards, including  fire or explosion, caused by elevated levels of flammable vapors, and/or delayed rescue from a confined space.      (a) Location  1095 Hanover St., Manchester, NH:  On or about September 9, 2013, employees entered an underground storage tank classified as a permit required confined space when potential hazards (such as fire and explosion) throughout the space were unknown because the air testing being conducted was not done in a manner that represented the atmosphere throughout the confined space where employees worked.      (b) Location  1095 Hanover St., Manchester, NH:  On or about September 9, 2013, employees entered an underground storage tank classified as a permit required confined space without using a chest or full body harness to facilitate non-entry rescue.       (c) Location  1095 Hanover St., Manchester, NH:  On or about September 9, 2013, employees entered an underground storage tank classified as a permit required confined space. When a fire broke out in the confined space, a retrieval tripod was used to extract one of the employees; however, it was defective and failed. A  support pin in one of the tripod legs had been replaced by a screwdriver secured by a set of locking pliers.

Issued

Feb 28, 2014

Abate by

Apr 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(iii)(B)(2): The employer did not implement a change schedule for respirators not equipped with an End of Service Life Indicator ESLI that would ensure cartridges were changed before the end of their service life: (Construction Reference 1926.103)     (a) Location - 1095 Hanover St., Manchester, NH:   On or about September 9, 2013, employees working in an underground storage tank were using 3M 6800 full face tight fitting elastomeric respirators and the employer had not developed an appropriate change schedule for the respirator cartridges.

Issued

Feb 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(E): Lamps used in temporary wiring for general illumination were not protected from accidental contact or breakage.   (a) Location - 1095 Hanover St., Manchester, NH:  On or about September 9, 2013, a temporary light was used to illuminate the inside of an underground storage tank ro employees working inside the tank; the light was not protected from accidental contact or breakage.

Issued

Feb 28, 2014

Abate by

Apr 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.407(b)(2)(i): Equipment shall be approved not only for the class of location but also for the ignitable or combustible properties of the specific gas, vapor, dust, or fiber that will be present.   (a) Location - 1095 Hanover St., Manchester, NH:  On or about September 6, 2013, a temporary light was used to illuminate the inside of an underground gasoline storage tank while employees were cleaning it.  The light was not assembled in such a way as to make it acceptable for use in a Class I Division 1 location.

Issued

Feb 28, 2014

Abate by

Apr 16, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not used in continuous lengths without splice or tap.   (a) Location - 1095 Hanover St., Manchester, NH:  On or about September 9, 2013, the flexible cord used to power the resin pump had been spliced and wrapped with electrical tape.

Issued

Feb 28, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:  (a) Location - 1095 Hanover St., Manchester, NH:  On or about September 9, 2013, the insulation for flexible cord used to power a light was damaged.