OSHA Inspection: HARTIN PAINT & FILLER CORP

Issued

Mar 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,520 · Current $2,016 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:Note:  Toeboards are only required when persons can pass, there is moving equipment or there is equipment with which falling materials could create a hazard.    a) Exterior Above Ground Storage Tank Area: Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 10 feet while measuring the contents of an Exterior Above Ground Storage Tank containing Toluol, Ethyl Acetate and Normal Butyl Acetate that was not equipped with a guard rail system, on or about 9/11/2013.

Issued

Mar 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $1,440 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.24(b): Fixed stairs were not provided for access from one structure level to another where operations necessitated regular travel between levels, and for access to operating platforms at any equipment which requires attention routinely during operations:      a) Exterior Above Ground Storage Tank Area: Fixed stairs were not provided for employees measuring the contents of an exterior above ground storage tank containing Toluol, Ethyl Acetate and Normal Butyl Acetate, on or about 9/11/2013.

Issued

Mar 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $1,440 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.26(c)(2)(iv): Ladders must be maintained in good usable condition at all times.      a) Exterior Above Ground Storage Tank Area: The top of the metal ladder used to access the exterior tank containing Toluol, Ethyl Acetate and Normal Butyl Acetate was not maintained in a good usable condition, on or about 9/11/2013.

Issued

Mar 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $1,440 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.110(b)(6)(vi): Readily ignitable material such as weeds and long dry grass shall be removed within 10 feet of any container.    a) Exterior Above Ground Storage Tank Area: Four LP-Gas cylinders were stored in a long dry grass area approximately 15 feet from an exterior above ground storage tank containing Toluol, Ethyl Acetate and Normal Butyl Acetate, on or about 9/16/2013.

Issued

Mar 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $1,440 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.110(b)(6)(vii): The minimum separation between liquefied petroleum gas containers and flammable liquid tanks shall be 20 feet, and the minimum separation between a container and the centerline of the dike shall be 10 feet. The foregoing provision shall not apply when LP-Gas containers of 125 gallons or less capacity are installed adjacent to Class III flammable liquid tanks of 275 gallons or less capacity.      a) Exterior Above Ground Storage Tank Area: LP-Gas cylinders were stored next to a dike wall for an exterior above ground storage tank containing Toluol, Ethyl Acetate and Normal Butyl Acetate, on or about 9/16/2013.

Issued

Mar 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $1,440 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.110(f)(2)(i): LP-Gas Containers were not stored in a manner to minimize exposure to excessive temperature rise, physical damange, or tampering by unauthorized persons    a) Exterior Above Ground Storage Tank Area: Compressed gas cylinders containing propane were unsecured next to an exterior above ground storage tank containing Toluol, Ethyl Acetate and Normal Butyl Acetate, on or about 9/16/2013.      b) Outside Compressor Room Area: Compressed gas cylinders containing propane were stored outside the compressor room, on or about 9/16/2013.

Issued

Mar 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $1,440 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):      a) Throughout Facility: The employer did not ensure that the operator of a powered industrial truck had successfully completed the training on the safe operation of a powered industrial truck, on or about 9/11/2013.