OSHA Inspection: LEONARD & HARRAL PACKING COMPANY INC.

Issued

Dec 29, 2014

Abate by

Apr 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i): The employer did not compile information pertaining to the equipment in the process:    L&H Packing facility, San Antonio, Texas: On July 1, 2014, and times prior thereto, the employer did not compile complete and accurate information representative of the ammonia refrigeration process as follows:    a) Process safety information for V-6 is missing and/or not included in the employer's equipment files.  b) The King air unit is installed in the field, but is missing from the current P&IDs.  c) OER-R3 VRT freezer recirculator descriptive information is not available on the P&IDs.  d) V-16 chiller oil pot detail is not included in the employer's equipment files.  e) Pressure relief valves are not individually identifiable - several PRVs installed in the facility have identical serial numbers.

Issued

Dec 29, 2014

Abate by

Feb 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(3)(i): The process hazard analysis did not address the hazards of the process:    L&H Packing facility, San Antonio, Texas: On July 1, 2014, and times prior thereto, the employer did not evaluate the hazards of installing and operating general electrical equipment in a Class I, Division 2 electrically hazardous area when the PHA and PHA revalidations for the Ammonia refrigeration system were performed.

Issued

Dec 29, 2014

Abate by

Feb 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c)(3): Equipment was not safe for the location in that it was not of a type and design that the employer demonstrated would provide protection from the hazards arising from the combustibility and flammability of vapors, liquids, gases, dusts, or fibers involved:  L&H Packing facility, San Antonio, Texas: On July 1, 2014, and times prior thereto, the employer failed to ensure that electrical equipment, including but not limited to lighting, motors, and wiring, which was installed in hazardous (classified) locations, was safe for the hazardous (classified) location, as follows:   a) The Old Engine Room is a hazardous location with general electrical equipment installed in it. b) The New Engine Room is a hazardous location with general electrical equipment installed in it.

Issued

Dec 29, 2014

Abate by

Apr 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(ii): The employer did not document that equipment complies with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices:  L&H Packing facility, San Antonio, Texas: On July 1, 2014 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not document that the ventilation system for the engine room of the ammonia refrigeration system complies with RAGAGEP as follows:  a) The employer did not ensure and document that electrical equipment installed in the main engine room is safe for operation in a hazardous area.  b) The employer did not ensure that an alarm will be triggered whenever the ventilation system operating under non-emergency  continuous mode fails.

Issued

Dec 29, 2014

Abate by

Feb 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(n): The employer's emergency action plan did not include procedures for handling small releases:     L&H Packing facility, San Antonio, Texas: On July 1, 2014, and at times prior thereto, the employer's emergency action plan did not include procedures for handling small releases of highly hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to anhydrous ammonia and chlorine.