ODESSA, TX —
OSHA Inspection: AMERITANK SERVICES, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of AMERITANK SERVICES, INC. in 10601B W. MURPHY, ODESSA, TX 79764 (NAICS 562998). OSHA activity number 342397288.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- AMERITANK SERVICES, INC.
- Site address
- 10601B W. MURPHY
- City
- ODESSA
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 79764
- Mailing
- 4606 JOHNSON RD., ODESSA, TX 79764
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 562998
- Employees
- 29
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 16, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $6,337 · Current $6,337
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: The employer did not have a written respiratory protection program for employees required to clean the inside of frac tanks and exposed them to adverse health effects from exposure to chemical hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — W (S) $6337
- — C (S) $6337
- — Z (S) $6337
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 16, 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: The employer did not provide medical evaluations for employees required to use a respirator during the cleaning of acid tanks and/or working inside a confined space; exposing employees to hazardous atmospheric conditions.
Recent events (3)
- — W (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 F01
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 16, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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 during the cleaning of acid tanks and/or working inside a confined space; exposing employees to hazardous atmospheric conditions.
Recent events (3)
- — W (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 16, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $8,874 · Current $8,874
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 working inside frac tanks engaged in cleaning services were exposed to chemical hazards while working around technical grade d-limonene without effective training.
Recent events (3)
- — W (S) $8874
- — C (S) $8874
- — Z (S) $8874
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 342397288.
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