OSHA Inspection: METZLER BROS. TANK TRUCK & TRAILER LLC

Issued

Jun 15, 2017

Abate by

Jun 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,802 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    a) Outside of the Fab Bay, on or about January 18, 2017 -  The employer failed to establish a written respiratory protection program for required full-face supplied air respirator use when entering a tanker to clean debris.

Issued

Jun 15, 2017

Abate by

Jun 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  a) Outside of the Fab Bay, on or about January 18, 2017 -  The employer failed to provide a medical evaluation to a Welder before he was required to wear a full-face supplied air respirator while entering a tanker to clean debris.

Issued

Jun 15, 2017

Abate by

Jun 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  a) Outside of the Fab Bay, on or about January 18, 2017 -  The employer failed to fit test a Welder for a full-face supplied air respirator prior to the Welder wearing the respirator while cleaning debris inside a tanker.

Issued

Jun 15, 2017

Abate by

Jun 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(i)(5)(iv): The employer did not ensure that the person authorized to perform the necessary sorbent bed and filter changes filled out a tag indicating by the signature and date that maintenance changes were performed:  a) Inside the Fab Bay, on or about January 18, 2017 -  The employer failed to fill out a tag indicating filter changes were performed on a compressor used to supply breathing air to the full-face supplied air respirator used when entering a tanker to clean debris.

Issued

Jun 15, 2017

Abate by

Jul 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $6,500 Reduced

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) Outside of the Fab Bay, on or about January 18, 2017 - The employer failed to evaluate the hazardous atmosphere inside a tanker before an employee entered the tanker to clean debris.

Issued

Jun 15, 2017

Abate by

Jul 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(i): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not evaluate permit space conditions when entry operations were conducted by testing conditions in the permit space to determine if acceptable entry conditions exist:  a) Outside of the Fab Bay, on or about January 18, 2017 - The employer failed to test for combustible gases or vapors inside a tanker before an employee entered the tanker to clean debris.

Issued

Jun 15, 2017

Abate by

Jul 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3)(iv): 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 entry operations, including, but not limited to, purging, inerting, flushing, or ventilating the permit space as necessary to eliminate or control atmospheric hazards:  a) Outside the Fab Bay, on or about January 18, 2016 - The employer failed to implement purging procedures that would permit safe entry into a tanker that contained a hazardous atmosphere so an employee could clean debris.

Issued

Jun 15, 2017

Abate by

Jul 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(8): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not designate the persons who were to have active roles in entry operations, did not identify the duties of each such employee, and did not provide each such employee with the training required by paragraph (g) of this section:  a) Outside of the Fab Bay, on or about January 18, 2017 - The employer failed to designate the person(s) who were to test the atmosphere inside the tanker before an employee entered the tanker to clean debris.

Issued

Jun 15, 2017

Abate by

Jul 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1): Before entry was authorized, the employer did not document the completion of measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) by preparing an entry permit:  a) Outside of the Fab Bay, on or about January 18, 2017 -  The employer failed to prepare an entry permit before an employee entered a tanker to clean debris.  Note:  Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.146 presents examples of permits whose elements are considered to comply with these requirements.

Issued

Jun 15, 2017

Abate by

Jun 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer failed to develop and implement procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, for rescuing entrants from permit spaces, for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees, and for preventing unauthorized personnel from attempting a rescue;  a) At the facility, on or about January 18, 2017 - The developed breaching procedure used for rescue operations did not address evaluations of hazardous conditions on the inside of the tank prior to breaching.