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OSHA Inspection: PORT WILMINGTON TANK WASH, INC.

Complaint inspection · Health discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of PORT WILMINGTON TANK WASH, INC. in 500 LAMBSON LANE, NEW CASTLE, DE 19720 (NAICS 562910). OSHA activity number 340781459.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
PORT WILMINGTON TANK WASH, INC.
Site address
500 LAMBSON LANE
City
NEW CASTLE
State
DE
ZIP
19720
Mailing
500 LAMBSON LANE, NEW CASTLE, DE 19720

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
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
562910
Employees
10
Ownership type
A

Citations

6 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.146 F

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 8 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $3850.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(f): The entry permit that documented compliance with this section and authorized entry into a permit space did not identify the requirements in (f)(1)-(15) of this section:  a) Worksite at 500 Lambson Lane, New Castle, DE  19720 - On or about July 10, 2015 and on prior dates, the employer failed to identify information such as, but not limited to, permit-space attendants and the rescue and emergency services to be summoned, and the means for summoning those services, on entry permits (Tank Entry Forms) for employees entering tanks on various dates as follows:  6/29/15, Trailer No. 2332, Wash Bay No. 3; 7/01/15, Trailer No. 1744, Wash Bay No. 1;   7/01/15, Trailer No. S1226, Wash Bay No. 1; 7/03/15, Trailer No. S1219, Wash Bay No. 4; 7/06/15, Trailer No. 75525, Wash Bay No. 1; 7/08/15, Trailer No. 991, Wash Bay No. 4; 7/08/15, Trailer No. 921, Wash Bay No. 3; 7/08/15, Trailer No. 2458, Wash Bay No. 3; 7/09/15, Trailer No. 1009, Wash Bay No. 3; 7/09/15, Trailer No. 991, Wash Bay No. 3; 7/09/15, Trailer No. 899, Wash Bay No. 4; 7/09/15, Trailer No. 1012, Wash Bay No. 3; 7/09/15, Trailer No. 1553, Wash Bay No. 1; 7/09/15, Trailer No. 20231, Wash Bay No. 3; 7/09/15, Trailer No. 20048, Wash Bay No. 4; 7/10/15, Trailer No. 60934, Wash Bay No. 2; 7/10/15, Trailer No. 2463, Wash Bay No. 3; 7/10/15, Trailer No. 2280, Wash Bay No. 3; and,  7/10/15, Trailer No. 40, Wash Bay No. 40.  Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit abatement certification, required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $0
  • — C (S) $3850
  • — Z (S) $3850

1910.146 G02 I

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $5390.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(g)(2)(i): The employer did not provide training to each affected employee before the employee was first assigned duties under 29 CFR 1910.146, Permit-required confined spaces:  a) Worksite at 500 Lambson Lane, New Castle, DE  19720 - On or about July 10, 2015 and on prior dates, the employer failed to train affected employees before allowing them to enter tanks on various dates as follows:  7/01/15 Tank Entry, Trailer No. S1226, Bay No. 4; 7/09/15 Tank Entry, Trailer No. 991, Wash Bay No. 3; 7/09/15 Tank Entry, Trailer No. 20231, Wash Bay No. 3; 7/09/15 Tank Entry, Trailer No. 20048, Bay No. 4; 7/09/15 Tank Entry, Trailer No. 1009, Bay No. 3; and, 7/10/15 Tank Entry, Trailer No. 2463, Bay No. 3.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $0
  • — C (S) $5390
  • — Z (S) $5390

1910.146 K03 II

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 8 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $5390.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(k)(3)(ii): Whenever an authorized entrant entered a permit space to perform rescue services, a mechanical device was not available to retrieve personnel from vertical type permit space more than 5 feet:  a) Worksite at 500 Lambson Lane, New Castle, DE  19720 - On or about July 10, 2015 and on prior dates, the employer failed to provide a mechanical retrieval device to be used for potential emergency situations requiring the hoisting of an incapacitated employee out from inside of a tank.   Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit abatement certification and documentation, required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $0
  • — C (S) $5390
  • — Z (S) $5390

1910.134 C02 II

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 8 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $9240.00 · Current $3500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:      a) Worksite at 500 Lambson Lane, New Castle, DE  19720 - On or about July 10, 2015, the employer failed to implement these elements for employees who used respirators while engaged in tank washing activities.    This employer was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 458633, citation number 1, item number 3a,  and was affirmed as a final order on November 12, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at O.J. Food Grade Tank Truck Wash, Inc., 47-49 Old Lincoln Highway, Kearny, NJ 07032.     Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit abatement certification, required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $3500
  • — C (R) $9240
  • — Z (R) $9240

1910.134 E01

Deleted Repeat Gravity 5 1 instance 8 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    a) Worksite at 500 Lambson Lane, New Castle, DE  19720 - On or about July 10, 2015, the employer failed to provide medical evaluations for employees voluntarily using employer-provided respirators while engaged in tank washing activities.  This employer was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 458633, citation number 1, item number 3b,  and was affirmed as a final order on November 12, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at O.J. Food Grade Tank Truck Wash, Inc., 47-49 Old Lincoln Highway, Kearny, NJ 07032.   Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit abatement certification, required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (R) $0
  • — C (R) $0
  • — Z (R) $0

1910.1200 H01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $10780.00 · Current $3500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): The employers did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment:    a) Worksite at 500 Lambson Lane, New Castle, DE  19720 - On or about July 10, 2015, the employer failed to train employees who use hazardous chemicals such as caustics, degreasers and detergents to clean tanks.      This employer was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1012347, citation number 1, item number 5b, and was affirmed as a final order on March 18, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at Tank Wash USA, 2316 W. 167th St., Markham, IL  60426.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (O) $3500
  • — C (R) $10780
  • — Z (R) $10780

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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 340781459.