OSHA Inspection: BIG RIVER RESOURCES, LLC.

Issued

2016-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4089.00 · Current $2862.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(B): The employer's piping and instrument diagrams (P&IDs) were not accurate and did not represent equipment that was existing and was part of the process:  (a) Distillation/Evaporation Rectifier P&ID E245-0704-500; The P&IDs were not accurate and did not represent the fusel line from the TP-4501 Rectifier Column (PD-4505 Fusel Draw Pump) to the TP-4611 200 Proof Flash Vessel (PC-4611 200 Proof Product Pump).  (b) Distillation/Evaporation Molecular Sieves P&ID E245-0704-600; The P&IDs were not accurate and did not represent the fusel line from the TP-4501 Rectifier Column (PD-4505 Fusel Draw Pump) to the TP-4611 200 Proof Flash Vessel (PC-4611 200 Proof Product Pump).

Issued

2016-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(l)(4): Process safety information required by paragraph (d) of this section was not updated when a change covered by this paragraph resulted in a change in the process safety information:  (a) Distillation; A Management of Change was not implemented and documented for the addition of a fusel line from the TP-4501 Rectifier Column (PD-4505 Fusel Draw Pump) to the TP-4611 200 Proof Flash Vessel (PC-4611 200 Proof Product Pump).  (b) Distillation; A Management of Change was not implemented and documented for the extended lockout of a line on the EP-4611 Sieve Feed Economizer.

Issued

2016-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-01-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii): Lockout devices and tagout devices were not used for lockout and tagout purposes only:  (a) Distillation; Lockout devices were utilized for purposes other than controlling energy, a lockout device was utilized for an extended period of time to lock out the fusel line from the TP-4501 Rectifier Column (PD-4505 Fusel Draw Pump) to the TP-4611 200 Proof Flash Vessel (PC-4611 200 Proof Product Pump).   (b) Distillation; Lockout devices were utilized for purposes other than controlling energy, a lockout device was utilized for an extended period of time to lock out a line on the EP-4611 Sieve Feed Economizer.

Issued

2016-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(6)(ii): Appropriate checks and inspections were not performed to assure that equipment was installed properly and consistent with design specifications and the manufacturer's instructions:  (a) Distillation, Sieve Bottle #1 (TP- 4601); Pressure Indicator (PI4602B) was missing.  (b) Distillation, Sieve Bottle #3 (TP4603); Pressure Indicator (PI4606B) was missing.

Issued

2016-12-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-12-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)(C): Where lockout was used for energy control, the periodic inspection did not include a review, between the inspector and each authorized employee, of that employee's responsibilities under the energy control procedure being inspected:  (a) Throughout the facility; The  periodic inspection did not include a review between the inspector, the authorized employee(s), and the energy control procedure.