STRATFORD, CT —
OSHA Inspection: TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS & REFINING USA, INC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS & REFINING USA, INC in 105 ONTARIO STREET, STRATFORD, CT 06615 (NAICS 325110). OSHA activity number 339563868.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS & REFINING USA, INC
- Site address
- 105 ONTARIO STREET
- City
- STRATFORD
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06615
- Mailing
- 105 ONTARIO STREET, STRATFORD, CT 06615
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 325110
- Employees
- 1600
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.106 B02 VI B
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2014
- Abate by
- May 19, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.106(b)(2)(vi)(b): Where vent pipe outlets for tanks storing Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), are adjacent to buildings or public ways, they were not located so that the vapors are released at a safe point outside of buildings and not less than 12 feet above the adjacent ground level. In order to aid their dispersion, vapors were not discharged upward or horizontally away from closely adjacent walls. Vent outlets were not located so that flammable vapors were not trapped by eaves or other obstructions and shall be at least five feet from building openings. Jobsite: The employer did not ensure that the vent pipes from the heptane tanks 51, 52 & 53 were vented more than 12 feet above the ground and greater than 5 feet from the building entrances/exits.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $3000
1910.120 Q03 III
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(3)(iii): Based on the hazardous substances and/or conditions present, the individual in charge of the ICS did not implement appropriate emergency operations and did not ensure that the personal protective equipment worn was appropriate for the hazards encountered: Facility: The employer and/or the individual in charge of ICS did neither implement appropriate emergency operations nor ensure through visual observation and/or instruction that the personal protectinve equipment (PPE) worn by the employee engaged in emergency response activities and exposed to heptane which presented a potential inhalation hazard was appropriate type for the hazard encountered.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3500
- — Z (S) $4000
1910.120 Q03 IV
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $0 Reduced
1371
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(3)(iv): Employees engaged in emergency response and exposed to hazardous substances presenting an inhalation hazard or potential inhalation hazard, did not wear positive-pressure self-contained breathing apparatus until such time that the individual in charge of the incident command system determined through the use of air monitoring that a decreased level of respiratory protection would not result in hazardous exposures to employees: Facility: The employees, engaged in emergency response activities and exposed to heptane which presented a potential inhalation hazard were not wearing positive-pressure self-contained breathing apparatus while engaged in emergency response activities.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4000
1910.120 Q06 I
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 12, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(i): First responders at the awareness level did not have sufficient training or have sufficient experience to objectively demonstrate competency in the areas covered by 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(i)(A) through (q)(6)(i)(F): Facility: The employees, responded as first responders to the hepane spill in a recovery and clean up mode did not have sufficient training and experience to objectively and safely demonstrate competence in the areas and situations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3500
- — Z (S) $4000
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 339563868.
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