OSHA Inspection: DELMARVA PETROLEUM SERVICE, LLC

Issued

Sep 1, 2017

Abate by

Sep 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,901 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i): Adequate precautions were not taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors. Sources of ignition include but are not limited to open flames; lightning; smoking; cutting and welding; hot surfaces; frictional heat; static, electrical, and mechanical sparks; spontaneous ignition, including heat-producing chemical reactions; and radiant heat:  a) 9483 Clendaniel Pond Road, Lincoln, DE - On or about March 28, 2017, the employer failed to ensure adequate precautions were taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors during the cutting of a waste oil tank, exposing employees to fire hazards.  An employee sustained 1st and 2nd degree burns during the cutting of a 2,000 gallon waste oil tank.

Issued

Sep 1, 2017

Abate by

Sep 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $2,662 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(3)(i): Used containers. Welding, cutting, or other hot work was performed on used drums, barrels, tanks or other containers before they were cleaned so thoroughly as to make absolutely certain that there are no flammable materials present or any substances such as greases, tars, acids, or other materials which when subjected to heat, might produce flammable or toxic vapors:  a) 9483 Clendaniel Pond Road, Lincoln, DE - On or about March 28, 2017, the employer failed to ensure there were no flammable materials present before cutting into a waste oil tank, exposing employees to fire hazards.  An employee sustained 1st and 2nd degree burns during the cutting of a 2,000 gallon waste oil tank.

Issued

Sep 1, 2017

Abate by

Sep 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(3)(ii): Venting and purging. All hollow spaces, cavities or containers were not vented to permit the escape of air or gases before preheating, cutting or welding. Purging with inert gas is recommended.  a) 9483 Clendaniel Pond Road, Lincoln, DE - On or about March 28, 2017, the employer failed to ensure a tank was vented and purged prior to cutting for disposal, exposing employees to fire hazards.  An employee sustained 1st and 2nd degree burns during the cutting of a 2,000 gallon waste oil tank.

Issued

Sep 1, 2017

Abate by

Sep 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,521 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at the workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:     a) 9483 Clendaniel Pond Road, Lincoln, DE - On or about March 29, 2017, the employer did not have a written hazard communication program at the workplace, exposing employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Sep 1, 2017

Abate by

Sep 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.       a) 9483 Clendaniel Pond Road, Lincoln, DE - On or about March 29, 2017, the employer failed to provide employees with information and training on hazardous chemicals in the workplace.

Issued

Sep 1, 2017

Abate by

Sep 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer did not provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:  a) 9483 Clendaniel Pond Road, Lincoln, DE - On or about March 29, 2017, the employer failed to provide fire extinguisher training for employees, exposing employees to fire hazards.