OSHA Inspection: PLASTIC2OIL OF NY

Issued

2014-04-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(2)(i): The employer did not provide either a full facepiece pressure demand SCBA certified by NIOSH for a minimum service life of thirty minutes or a combination full facepiece pressure demand supplied-air respirator with auxiliary self-contained air supply when employees entered an IDLH atmosphere:  a) On or about 12/27/2013 in the processing area; where an employee entered a permit required confined space (reactor), which was filled with an unknown atmosphere (purged with nitrogen), with a supplied air respirator which was not eqipped with an emergency escape bottle.  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-04-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  a) On or about 12/27/2014 throughout process area; where employees wear full face, elastomeric respirators respirators while entering permit required confined spaces.  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-04-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1): Before entry was authorized, the employer did not document the completion of measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) by preparing an entry permit:  a) On or about 12/27/2013 and prior in the process area; where employees entered the reactor at various times to remove scale or to perform "hot work".  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-04-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(j)(2): The employer did not ensure that each entry supervisor verified, by checking that the appropriate entries had been made on the permit, that all tests specified by the permit had been conducted and that all procedures and equipment specified by the permit were in place before endorsing the permit and allowing entry to begin:  a) On or about 12/27/2013 in the processing area; where entry was made into the reactor to perform electric arc welding inside the space, no permit was available.  ABATEMENT DOMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-04-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1): The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146:  a) On or about 01/09/2014 - throughout production area; where employees entered confined spaces such as the reactor to clean scale from inside the reactor or to perform electric arc welding.  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-04-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(h): The employer did not ensure that all authorized entrants were trained to perform the duties required by (h)(1)-(5) of this section (29 CFR 1910.146):  a) On or about 12/27/2013 in the processing area; where employees entered a permit required confined space (reactor vessel) to perform cleaning and electric arc welding.  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-04-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(iv): The individual responsible for authorizing cutting or welding operations did not designate precautions to be followed in granting authorization to proceed preferably in the form of a written permit:  a) On or about 12/27/2013 in the processing area; where entry was made into the reactor without the use of an entry permit, hot-work permit, complete isolation of all energy sources, or purging of all lines attached to the reactor.  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-04-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(xiv)(B): Before welding and cutting operations began, the supervisor did not determine the combustible materials and hazardous areas present or likely to be present in the work location:  a) On or about 12/27/2013 in the processing area; where flammable liquid was present in a pipe on which welding was being performed in the reactor vessel.  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-04-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(j)(1): The employer did not ensure that each entry supervisor knew the hazards that could be faced during entry, including information on the mode, signs or symptoms, and consequences of the exposure:  a) On or about 12/27/2013 in the processing area; where employees entered a permit required space to perform duties including cleaning and electric arc welding.  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-04-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(3)(i): Welding. cutting, or hot work was performed on pipe lines or connections to the drum or vessel that had not been disconnected or blanked:  a) On or about 12/27/2013 in the processing area; where wellding was being performed, in the reactor, on a pipe which contained flammable material (oil from the processing operations).  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-04-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)(C): Where lockout was used for energy control, the employer did not conduct a periodic inspection including a review, between the inspector and each authorized employee, of that employee's responsibilities under the energy control procedure being inspected:  a) On or about 01/09/2014 throughout eastabllishment; where employees performed covered activities such as, but not limited to: entring the reactor for cleaning scale and performing electric arc welding.  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-04-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 was not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source:  a) On or about 12/27/2013 in the processing area; where a valve from the "tower" was not shut off and locked in the "off" positiion prior to entry into the reactor.  NO ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED