SINKING SPRING, PA —
OSHA Inspection: AMERIGAS
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of AMERIGAS in 905 MOUNTAIN HOME ROAD, SINKING SPRING, PA 19608 (NAICS 486210). OSHA activity number 341099869.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AMERIGAS
- Site address
- 905 MOUNTAIN HOME ROAD
- City
- SINKING SPRING
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19608
- Mailing
- 460 GILPH ROAD, KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 486210
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 C02
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2016
- Abate by
- Apr 12, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,250 · Current $4,250
2150A514
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces: (a) Amerigas - Sinking Spring Terminal - The employer did not label the propane driers as confined spaces, on or about November 23, 2015. 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 (1)
- — Z (S) $4250
1910.146 D02
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2016
- Abate by
- May 9, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
2150
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(2): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not identify and evaluate the hazards of permit spaces before employees entered: (a) Amerigas - Sinking Spring Terminal - The employer did not identify the potential of releasing pocketed propane from the desiccant nor the hazards of static electric charges during the atmospheric testing of the propane driers, on or about November 23, 2015. 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 (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.146 D03
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2016
- Abate by
- May 9, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
2150
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) Amerigas - Sinking Spring Terminal - The employer did not develop and implement a safe means to control the potential release of propane pocketed within the desiccant nor the generation of static electric charges during the atmospheric testing of the propane driers, on or about November 23, 2015. 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 (1)
- — Z (O) $0
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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 341099869.
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