OSHA Inspection: BLANKENSHIP SERVICE COMPANY

Issued

2014-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(3)(i): Welding, cutting, or other hot work was performed on used drums, barrels, tanks, or other containers that had not been cleaned so thoroughly as to make absolutely certain there were no flammable materials present or any substance such as greases, tars, acids, or other materials which when subjected to heat, might produce flammable or toxic vapors:    a) The lid of a sealed 55 gallon metal drum was removed with an oxy-acetylene torch and the drum was not free of flammable or combustible materials, which exposed an employee to a fire and explosion hazard, on or about September 9, 2014.      "ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED"

Issued

2014-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2037D150

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program which included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):    a) Employees manually handled drill cuttings and mud during vessel cleaning which exposed them to petroleum based liquids and sludges and a written chemical hazard communication program was not developed or implemented,  on or about September 9, 2014.    "ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED"

Issued

2014-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2037D150

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146:     a) Employees entered vacuum tanks which were permit required confined spaces containing petroleum liquids, sludge and gasses and the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146, on or about September 9, 2014.          "ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED"

Issued

2014-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2037D150

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4)(i): The employer did not provide testing and monitoring equipment at no cost to employees:    a) Employees entered vacuum tanks which were permit required confined spaces containing petroleum liquids, sludge and gasses and the employer did not provide testing and monitoring equipment, on about September 9, 2014.          "ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED"

Issued

2014-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 2037D150

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4)(ii): The employer did not provide ventilating equipment at no cost to employees:  a) Employees entered vacuum tanks which were permit required confined spaces containing petroleum liquids, sludge and gasses and the employer did not provide ventilating equipment, on about September 9, 2014.       "ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED"

Issued

2014-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 2037D150

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4)(ii): The employer did not provide rescue equipment at no cost to employees:  a) Employees entered vacuum tanks which were permit required confined spaces containing petroleum liquids, sludge and gasses and the employer did not provide rescue equipment, on about September 9, 2014.       "ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED"

Issued

2014-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 2037D150

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations:  a) Employees entered vacuum tanks which were permit required confined spaces containing petroleum liquids, sludge and gasses and the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations, including, but not limited to, specification of entry conditions, ventilation of space, and verification that conditions remained safe throughout entry, on or about September 9, 2014.       "ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED"

Issued

2014-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 2037D150

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(h)(1): The employer did not ensure that all authorized entrants knew the hazards that could be faced during entry, including information on the mode, sign or symptoms, and consequences of the exposure:    a) Employees entered vacuum tanks which were permit required confined spaces containing petroleum liquids, sludge and gasses and the employer did not provide training so that each entrant was knowledgeable on the hazards created by combustible sludge and liquids in the tanks, and the signs, symptoms, and consequences of exposure, on or about September 9, 2014.      "ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED"

Issued

2014-10-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 2037D150

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(i)(1): The employer did not ensure that each attendant knew the hazards that could be faced during entry, including information on the mode, signs or symptoms, and consequences of the exposure:  a) Employees entered vacuum tanks which were permit required confined spaces containing petroleum liquids, sludge and gasses and the employer did not provide training so that each attendant was knowledgeable on the hazards created by combustible sludge and liquids in the tanks, and the signs, symptoms, and consequences of exposure, on or about September 9, 2014.    "ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED"