OSHA Inspection: WEVER PETROLEUM, INC.

Issued

2015-09-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer, having more than 10 employees and a recordable injury, did not maintain OSHA Injury/Illness records as required:  a)  Employer's main office - On or about May 12, 2015, the employer was requested to supply copies of the last 3 years of OSHA 300 and 300A forms and the accident report concerning an employee injured in a propane explosion of May 6, 2015.  The employer indicated that they did not use OSHA forms or keep such records despite having a recordable injury that occurred on May 6, 2015.

Issued

2015-09-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00 · Current $1000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours:  a)  Customer's location at 353 Ushers Road, Ballston Lake, NY 12019 -  On or about May 6, 2015, an employee of this employer was injured from a propane explosion and hospitalized.  The employer did not report the injury in the first twenty four (24) hours following the injury to the employee.

Issued

2015-09-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:    (a) Jobsite at 353 Ushers Road, Ballston Lake, NY and other jobsites - On or before May 12, 2015,  for employees working with hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to propane the employer did not provide a hazard communication program.

Issued

2015-09-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a)  Jobsite at 353 Ushers Road, Ballston Lake, NY and other jobsites - On or about May 12, 2015, employees had not been trained concerning the revised Hazard Communication Standard (HCS 2012).  The hazardous communication program did not include an explanation or training concerning the new labels received on shipping containers and the new safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employees could obtain and use the appropriate hazard information for material such as, but not limited, to propane.