OSHA Inspection: WILBUR-ELLIS COMPANY LLC

Issued

Aug 11, 2017

Abate by

Sep 7, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $9,506 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.111(c)(2)(iii): Each storage container holding anhydrous ammonia was not provided with a pressure gauge graduated from 0 to 400 p.s.i.    The employer did not ensure anhydrous ammonia tanks were equipped with a pressure gauge graduated from 0 to 400 psi and exposed employees to adverse health effects while working around the ammonia storage containers.

Issued

Aug 11, 2017

Abate by

Sep 7, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,967 · Current $5,977 Reduced

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:    The employer did not provide medical evaluations for employees required to use a respirator while working around the large anhydrous ammonia tank; exposing employees to chemical and respiratory hazards.

Issued

Aug 11, 2017

Abate by

Sep 7, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,959 · Current $7,469 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT):     The employer did not provide fit tests for employees required to use a respirator while working around the large anhydrous ammonia tank; exposing employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Aug 11, 2017

Abate by

Sep 7, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,959 · Current $7,469 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:     The employer did not provide training for employees required to use a respirator while working around the large anhydrous ammonia tank; exposing employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Aug 11, 2017

Abate by

Sep 7, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,959 · Current $7,469 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, including, but not limited to Items of this sec    On March 13, 2017 employees of Wilbur-Ellis replacing a pump at the large liquid anhydrous ammonia tank which they were not provided specific lock-out/tag-out procedures for, were exposed to chemical and respiratory hazards.

Issued

Aug 11, 2017

Abate by

Sep 7, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,959 · Current $7,469 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(5)(i): All potentially hazardous stored or residual energy was not relieved, disconnected, restrained or otherwise rendered safe after the application of lockout or tagout devices to energy isolating devices:    On March 13, 2017 employees of Wilbur-Ellis replacing a pump at the large liquid anhydrous ammonia tank, that the employer had not first ensured the "authorized" employees had locked-out tagged-out, bled, or disconnected all stored energy, were exposed to chemical and respiratory hazards.

Issued

Aug 11, 2017

Abate by

Sep 7, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $9,506 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:     Employees of Wilbur-Ellis working around the liquid anhydrous ammonia containers are exposed to chemical hazards because they had not received training in working around anhydrous ammonia.