OSHA Inspection: LUPTON PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, INC

Issued

Jul 6, 2016

Abate by

Jul 25, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i): Adequate precautions were not taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors from sources such as open flames; lightning; smoking; cutting and welding; hot surfaces; frictional heat; static, electrical, and mechanical sparks; spontaneous ignition, including heat-producing chemical reactions; and radiant heat:    a) Unit 2 transmix processing unit: On or about 26 January 2016, adequate precautions were not taken to avoid the buildup of static electricity when transmix and its distillation fractions (gasoline and diesel) were transferred with a garden hose, air-driven diaphragm pump and a wet/dry vacuum.

Issued

Jul 6, 2016

Abate by

Jul 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii): Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), were dispensed into containers without the nozzle and container being electrically interconnected:    a) Unit 2 transmix processing unit: On or about 26 January 2016, transmix and its distillation fractions (gasoline and diesel) were transferred into containers without being bonded and grounded. A garden hose, air-driven diaphragm pump and a wet/dry vacuum were used to transfer the transmix and its distillation fractions.

Issued

Jul 6, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:    a) Lupton Petroleum site: On or about 26 January 2016 and at times prior thereto, an energy control program was not established to isolate equipment from energy sources, such as electrical, mechanical and thermal energy and render the equipment inoperative.

Issued

Jul 6, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Authorized employee(s) did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation:    a) Lupton Petroleum Products site: On or about 26 January 2016 and at times prior thereto, plant operators and laborers were not trained in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation.

Issued

Jul 6, 2016

Abate by

Jul 25, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:    a) Unit 2: On or about 26 January 2016, a wet/dry vacuum and cord set (extension cord) was used to collect and transfer transmix and its distillation fractions (gasoline and diesel) in the vicinity of Tower 2. The transmix production area is a hazardous location and the wet/dry vacuum and cord set were not intrinsically safe.

Issued

Jul 6, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    a) Lupton Petroleum Products site: On or about 26 January 2016 and at times prior thereto, a written hazardous communication program was not developed and implemented for hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, transmix and its distillation fractions. Transmix contains varying amounts of gasoline, xylene, toluene, trimethylbenzene, benzene, ethyl benzene, n-hexane and cyclohexane.

Issued

Jul 6, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information specified under paragraphs (f)(6)(i) through (ii) of this section:    a) Office: On or about 26 January 2016, a 500 ml container of diesel fuel was not labeled as to its contents. The container was on the counter, next to the analytical equipment.

Issued

Jul 6, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Chemical manufacturers and importers did not obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical and for each chemical that posed a hazard not otherwise classified that they produce or import:    a) Lupton Petroleum Products, Inc.: On or about 26 January 2016 and at times prior thereto, safety data sheets were not developed for the gasoline and diesel fuel produced at the site.

Issued

Jul 6, 2016

Abate by

Aug 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their assignment:    a) Lupton Petroleum Products, Inc.: On or about 26 January 2016 and at times prior thereto, employees were not provided information and training on hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited to, transmix and its distillation fractions. Transmix contains varying amounts of gasoline, xylene, toluene, trimethylbenzene, benzene, ethyl benzene, n-hexane and cyclohexane.

Issued

Jul 6, 2016

Abate by

Jul 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:    a) Lupton Petroleum Products, Inc.: On or about 26 January 2016, a workplace hazard assessment was not verified through a written certification.