OSHA Inspection: MICHELS CORPORATION

Issued

Feb 1, 2017

Abate by

Mar 8, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,959 · Current $7,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(b)(2)(ii)(a): The distance between any two flammable liquid storage tanks shall not be less than 3 feet.    On or about August 8, 2016, acetone used in the Cured in Place Pipe (CIPP) area was being routinely dispensed into containers for cleaning without the containers being electrically interconnected.

Issued

Feb 1, 2017

Abate by

Mar 8, 2018

Penalty

Initial $7,967 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(vii): Where practicable, combustible materials were not relocated at least 35 feet (10.7 m) from the cutting or welding operation work site:    On or about August 8, 2016, containers of oil and other combustible materials were not relocated at least 35 feet (10.7 m) from welding operations conducted at the welding table adjacent to the combustibles.

Issued

Feb 1, 2017

Abate by

Mar 8, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,959 · Current $7,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(iv): Space within the spray booth on the downstream and upstream sides of filters were not protected with approved automatic sprinklers:    On or about August 8, 2016, Building 21 spray booth spaces on the downstream and upstream sides of the filters were not protected with automatic sprinklers due to the lack of connection to water supplies.

Issued

Feb 1, 2017

Abate by

Mar 8, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,959 · Current $7,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(c)(3): Space-heating appliances, steampipes, or hot surfaces were located in a spraying area where deposits of combustible residues readily accumulated:    Between the dates of August 8, 2016 and January 19, 2017, gas-fired space heaters were located above spray finishing areas in buildings 20 and 21, and deposits of combustible residues had accumulated on these heaters.

Issued

Feb 1, 2017

Abate by

Mar 8, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,959 · Current $7,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(c)(2)(iv): Power-operated industrial trucks designated as DY, EE, or EX may be used in locations where volatile flammable liquids or flammable gases are handled, processed or used, but in which the hazardous liquids, vapors or gases will normally be confined within closed containers or closed systems from which they can escape only in case of accidental rupture or breakdown of such containers or systems, or in the case of abnormal operation of equipment; also in locations in which hazardous concentrations of gases or vapors are normally prevented by positive mechanical ventilation but which might become hazardous through failure or abnormal operation of the ventilating equipment; or in locations which are adjacent to Class I, Division 1 locations, and to which hazardous concentrations of gases or vapors might occasionally be communicated unless such communication is prevented by adequate positive-pressure ventilation from a source of clear air, and effective safeguards against ventilation failure are provided.    On or about August 8, 2016, the forklift used in the Cured in Place Pipe (CIPP) area for routine handling of flammable chemicals was not designated as EX.

Issued

Feb 1, 2017

Abate by

Mar 2, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,959 · Current $6,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c)(2)(i): Equipment shall be approved not only for the class of location, but also for the ignitable or combustible properties of the specific gas, vapor, dust, or fiber that will be present.     Note to paragraph (c)(2)(i) of this section: NFPA 70, the National Electrical Code, lists or defines hazardous gases, vapors, and dusts by "Groups" characterized by their ignitable or combustible properties.    On or about August 8, 2016, electrical equipment in the Cured in Place Pipe (CIPP) area where flammable liquids was present in totes for testing in the closed Cured-In-Place-Pipe process system, was not approved for the ignitable or combustible properties of that liquid in the event of a tote rupture or breakdown.

Issued

Feb 1, 2017

Abate by

Mar 8, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(2): All spraying areas were not kept as free from the accumulation of deposits of combustible residues as practical, with cleaning conducted daily if necessary:    On or about August 8, 2016, the floors and ceiling areas of spray finishing areas in buildings 20 and 21 were not kept clean of accumulations of combustible paint residues.