OSHA Inspection: HYDRODEC OF NORTH AMERICA LLC

Issued

2014-05-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $4165.00 Reduced

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 were exposed to fires and explosions from an oil treating process:    a)  No evaluation was made of the materials used in construction for the hydrogenation process, to determine if the steel is of acceptable thickness and material for piping and vessels.      b)  The overpressure protection system and the A,B,C and D heaters, were not designed so as to safely relieve to prevent vessel failure in the event of overpressure.

Issued

2014-05-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $4165.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure and employee training to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment would be isolated, and rendered inoperative in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4):      No specific lockout procedures were established for employees to utilize when they change filters, drain scrubbers or perform maintenance on equipment including, but not limited to, the scrubbers, filters, columns or vessel CO 4453.

Issued

2014-05-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $4165.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3):  All energy isolating devices that were needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment were not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source:       Employees were exposed to high pressures and temperatures when they opened vessels and piping containing oil, hydrogen and other chemicals during maintenance work:       a)  On 11/28/13 maintenance was done on the FL-14 sock filter, VE-005 filter, CO4453 and Column A and no lockout was done.       b)  On 11/29/13 Scrubbers A and B were drained and filled and no lockout was done.

Issued

2014-05-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i):  Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees:       Employees were exposed to high pressures and temperatures when they opened vessels and piping containing oil, hydrogen and other chemicals during maintenance work:       a)  On 11/28/13 maintenance was done on the FL-14 sock filter, VE-005 filter, CO4453 and Column A and no lockout was done.       b)  On 11/29/13 Scrubbers A and B were drained and filled and no lockout was done.