OSHA Inspection: ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC

Issued

2017-01-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9054.00 · Current $9054.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(ii): The employer did not document that equipment complies with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices.    On or about 8/02/2016, at the Enterprise Products Operating facility located in Pasadena Texas, the employer did not document that equipment complied with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practice such as American Society of  Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section VIII, Division 1 (2007  employer documented RAGAGEP for pressure vessels), UG-125(d), UG-135(d), and Appendix M-5, when pressure vessels had the potential to be operating with an obstructed relief path due to the employers failure to implement administrative controls and locking devices on intervening block valves for the following pressure relief devices and their associated pressure vessels:       a.  Block valve for PSV-1121 which protects pressure vessel R110 as depicted on P&ID F-11-00112 Revision #12    b.  Block valve for PSV-1122 which protects pressure vessel R111 as depicted on P&ID F-11-00113 Revision #8     c.  Block valve for PSV-1131 which protects pressure vessel R112 as depicted on P&ID F-11-00114 Revision #7      This condition exposes workers to the hazards of a catastrophic equipment failure including being struck by a high energy release, equipment parts, and fire/explosion.

Issued

2017-01-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12675.00 · Current $12675.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(2): The employer did not implement written procedures to maintain the on-going integrity of process equipment    (a) On or about 8/02/2016, at the Enterprise Products Operating facility located in Pasadena Texas, the employer failed to implement/follow written procedures and did not establish corrosion rates for a Cracking Reactor R-131. This condition exposes workers to the hazards of a catastrophic equipment failure including being struck by a high energy release, equipment parts, and fire/explosion.

Issued

2017-01-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(ii): Inspection and testing procedures did not follow recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP).     On or about 8/02/2016, at the Enterprise Products Operating facility located in Pasadena Texas, the employer failed to establish corrosion rates for a Cracking Reactor R-131 in accordance with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices such as America Petroleum Institute (API) Standard 510 - 2006 (Pressure Vessel Code: In-service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration), Section 7.1.2    This condition exposes workers to the hazards of a catastrophic equipment failure including being struck by a high energy release, equipment parts, and fire/explosion

Issued

2017-01-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12675.00 · Current $12675.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(i): Inspections and tests were not performed on process equipment.    On or about 8/02/2016, at the Enterprise Products Operating facility located in Pasadena Texas, the employer did not test or calibrate gas detectors for loading and unloading areas such as but not limited to the following instances.    Instance a)  PT-3AT-0998 and PT-3AT-0999:  Two gas detectors located at track 1&2       Instance b) PT-3AT-0901: One gas detector located at station #22     On or about 8/02/2016, at the Enterprise Products Operating facility located in Pasadena Texas, the employer did not performed function tests for safety critical instruments that include but are not limited to the following instances.      Instance c)  Flow controller, FC-10100 (P&ID F-11-00111 Rev. 9)      Instance d)  Temperature controller, TIC- 11541(P&ID F-11-00114 Rev. 7)      Instance e)  Interlock 233 (P&ID F-11-22007 Rev. 9)      Instance f)  High high level alarms 2LAHH-222 (P&ID F-11-22007 Rev. 9)      Instance g)  Level indicator, 2LI-222A  (P&ID F-11-22007 Rev. 9)