OSHA Inspection: RED LION SALVAGE, LLC

Issued

Nov 3, 2017

Abate by

Dec 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,259 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(2)(i): Approved containers and portable tanks were not used for the storage of flammable liquids:    (a) Yard - The employer used a 275-gallon oil burner fuel tank to store salvaged gasoline.  This tank did not constitute an approved portable tank for the storage of gasoline (a Category 2 flammable liquid) but rather consisted of a tank intended for fixed use and for the storage of heating fuels for oil burning equipment or for the storage of diesel fuels for compression ignition engines and motor oils (Category 3 flammable liquids with flashpoints at or above 100 degrees Fahrenheit) only, exposing employees to the hazards of fire and explosion, on or about August 3, 2017.    (b) Yard - Employees used plastic five-gallon buckets to collect salvaged gasoline from the fuel tanks of end-of-life vehicles rather than containers approved for flammable liquids, exposing employees to the hazards of fire and explosion, on or about August 3, 2017.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Nov 3, 2017

Abate by

Dec 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.106(d)(6)(iii):  "Spill containment."  The storage area was not graded in a manner to divert possible spills away from buildings or other exposures; or alternatively, the storage area was not surrounded by a curb at least 6 inches high:  (a) Yard - The employer used a 275-gallon oil burner fuel tank to store salvaged gasoline, and this storage area did not have grading to divert possible spills away from buildings or other exposures; or alternatively, did not have a curb at least six inches high surrounding it, exposing employees to the hazards of fire and explosion, on or about August 3, 2017.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Nov 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,259 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(d): Flammable liquids were not drawn from or transferred into vessels, containers, or portable tanks within a building only through a closed piping system, from safety cans, by means of a device drawing through the top, or from a container or portable tanks by gravity through an approved self-closing valve:    (a) Shop - To remove gasoline (a category 2 flammable liquid) from fuel tanks of end-of-life vehicles, employees raised each vehicle on one of the vehicle lifts inside the shop building, put a hole in the vehicle's gasoline tank, and allowed the gasoline to free flow into a metal drum positioned below on the shop floor rather than transferring the flammable liquid between containers, within a building, only through closed piping, from approved safety cans, by a device drawing through the top, or from a container or portable tanks by gravity through an approved self-closing valve, exposing employees to the hazards of fire and explosion, on or about July 13, 2017.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Nov 3, 2017

Abate by

Dec 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,259 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i): Adequate precautions were not taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors from sources such as 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) Yard - Employees salvaged gasoline from fuel tanks of end-of-life vehicles by placing the vehicle on top of two concrete Jersey barriers, piercing the vehicle's fuel tank, and letting the gasoline free flow by gravity into a plastic five-gallon bucket placed under the vehicle.  After the gasoline finished draining from the vehicle's fuel tank, employees poured the gasoline from the plastic five-gallon bucket into a 275-gallon oil burner fuel tank via a plastic funnel in the top of the tank.  The employer did not have any of the tanks or containers or the funnel grounded to dissipate static charges generated by the flow of the flammable liquid during the transfers, exposing employees to the hazards of fire and explosion, on or about, on or about August 3, 2017.    (b) Yard - Employees salvaged gasoline from of end-of-life vehicles with metal fuel tanks by placing the vehicle on top of two concrete Jersey barriers and piercing metal fuel tanks with a pick axe made of ferrous material, capable of generating sparks, rather than using a non-sparking tool, exposing employees to the hazards of fire and explosion, on or about, on or about August 3, 2017.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Nov 3, 2017

Abate by

Dec 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii): Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 degrees F (37.8 degrees C), were dispensed into containers without the nozzle and container being electrically interconnected:  (a) Yard - Employees salvaged gasoline from fuel tanks of end-of-life vehicles by placing the vehicle on top of two concrete Jersey barriers, piercing the vehicle's fuel tank, and letting the gasoline free flow by gravity into a plastic five-gallon bucket placed under the vehicle.  After the gasoline finished draining from the vehicle's fuel tank, employees poured the gasoline from the plastic five-gallon bucket into a 275-gallon oil burner fuel tank via a plastic funnel in the top of the tank.  The employees did not bond the vehicle to the plastic five-gallon bucket and did not bond the plastic five-gallon bucket to the plastic funnel to dissipate static charges, generated by the flow of the flammable liquid during the transfers, exposing employees to the hazards of fire and explosion, on or about, on or about August 3, 2017.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Nov 3, 2017

Abate by

Dec 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $1,050 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(3): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee who wore prescription lenses while engaged in operations that involved eye hazards wore eye protection that incorporated the prescription in its design, or wore eye protection that could be worn over the prescription lenses without disturbing the proper position of the prescription lenses or the protective lenses:    (a) Yard - Employees used equipment, including, but not limited to, pneumatic tools for dismantling parts from end-of-life vehicles, which could result in flying objects and particles, and an employee who wore prescription glasses wore regular prescription glasses rather than safety eye protection that incorporated the prescription in its design or safety eye protection that could be worn over the prescription lenses, exposing the employee's eyes to a struck-by hazard, on or about August 7, 2017.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Nov 3, 2017

Abate by

Dec 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,630 · Current $1,050 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:    (a) Yard - The employer used nonmetallic-sheathed (NM) cable as a flexible cord to power the GPI Model 1115S fuel transfer pump installed on the 275-gallon oil burner fuel tank that contained salvaged gasoline.  The employer wired the NM cable at one end into the motor of the GPI Model 1115S fuel transfer pump, wired an attachment plug onto the other end of the cable, and then plugged the attachment plug into a receptacle on a generator to power the pump.  The UL listing for nonmetallic-sheathed cable specifies using the cable in accordance with Article 334 of ANSI/NFPA 70, the National Electrical Code (NEC), which specifies using NM cable as premises or building wiring, exposing employees to an electrical hazard, on or about August 7, 2017.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Nov 3, 2017

Abate by

Dec 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:  (a) Yard - The employer used general purpose wiring and cord connections for ordinary locations rather than wiring and connections rated for Class I, Division 1 locations to power the GPI Model 1115S fuel transfer pump used to transfer gasoline (a Category 2 flammable liquid) in a Class I, Division 1 location, exposing employees to the hazards of fire and explosion, on or about August 7, 2017.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

Nov 3, 2017

Abate by

Dec 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5): Except as provided in paragraphs (f)(6) and (f)(7) of this section, the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the following information:  (i) Identity of the hazardous chemicals contained therein; and, (ii) Appropriate hazard warnings, or alternatively, words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, will provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:  (a) Yard - The 275-gallon oil burner fuel tank used to store salvaged gasoline had no label, tag, or marking indicating the identity and appropriate hazard warnings for the gasoline contained within the 55-gallon drum, exposing employees to chemical source injury or illness, on or about August 7, 2017.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.