OSHA Inspection: NGL WATERSOLUTIONS EAGLE FORD, LLC

Issued

2018-05-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12934.00 · Current $7500.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 1480

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to inhalation/suffocation hazards:      At this oil and gas waste treatment and disposal facility, employees were exposed to inhalation/suffocation hazard while working in areas with potential Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) and using H2S monitors which were not properly calibrated and/or bump tested.

Issued

2018-05-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7391.00 · Current $4000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): The employer did not ensure that walking-working surfaces were inspected, regularly and as necessary, and maintained in a safe condition:      At this oil and gas waste treatment and disposal facility, employees were exposed to hazards such as, but not limited to, trip and slip, when utilizing broken fixed stairs. The employer did not inspect, maintain and repair walking-working surfaces.

Issued

2018-05-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $5000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.140(c)(18): Personal fall protection systems must be inspected before initial use during each workshift for mildew, wear, damage, and other deterioration, and defective components must be removed from service:    At this oil waste treatment and disposal facility, the employer did not ensure personal fall protection systems were inspected before initial use during each workshift for any deterioration or damages; exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2018-05-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5543.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):      At this oil and gas waste treatment and disposal facility, employees were exposed to hazards such as, but not limited to, struck-by, caught-in/between, hazardous energies, eye and hand burns, chemicals and materials. The employer did not assess and evaluated the workplace for health and safety hazards that require personal protective equipment.

Issued

2018-05-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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, used protection that incorporated the prescription in its design, or wore eye protection over the prescription glasses or protective lenses with side shields:   At this oil and gas waste treatment and disposal facility, the employer did not ensure that each affected employee, who was wearing prescription lenses, used eye protection that incorporated the prescription in its design.

Issued

2018-05-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12934.00 · Current $6500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:      At this oil waste treatment and disposal facility, employees were exposed to struck-by, caught-in, amputation and electrical hazards when performing service and/or maintenance. Energy control procedures with all required elements were not established and utilized by the employer for the following types of machines:    a. Offload Bay 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (Pump Systems MCM);  b. Charge Pump 1, 2 and 3 (Pump System MCM);  c. Injection Pump 1 and 2 (Pump System Borretts);  d. Oil transfer Pump (Pump System TITAN 3);  e. Containment Sump (Pump System TITAN 4);  f. SPF Assets (Pump System Gormann Rupp);  g. Main Transfer pump (Pump System RUFF);  h. Secondary Transfer Pump (Pump System Vaughn);  i. Triplex Transfer Pump (Pump System TSC), and;  j. Vacuum Unload System (Vaughn).

Issued

2018-05-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct an annual or more frequent inspection of the energy control procedure to ensure that the procedure and requirements of this standard were followed:   At this oil waste treatment and disposal facility, inspections of the energy control procedures were not conducted at least annually for the following types of machines:  a. Offload Bay 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (Pump Systems MCM); b. Charge Pump 1, 2 and 3 (Pump System MCM); c. Injection Pump 1 and 2 (Pump System Borretts); d. Oil transfer Pump (Pump System TITAN 3); e. Containment Sump (Pump System TITAN 4); f. SPF Assets (Pump System Gormann Rupp); g. Main Transfer pump (Pump System RUFF); h. Secondary Transfer Pump (Pump System Vaughn); i. Triplex Transfer Pump (Pump System TSC), and; j. Vacuum Unload System (Vaughn).

Issued

2018-05-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-05-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:   At this oil waste treatment and disposal facility, the employer did not train employees on their Lockout/Tag out program and procedures for isolating hazardous energies for all machines and equipment.

Issued

2018-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00 · Current $1000.00

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29 CFR 1904.40(a): The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the records within the four business hours:   At this oil and gas waste treatment and disposal facility, the employer did not provide an authorized government representative OSHA 300, OSHA 300A or the equivalents within the four business hours.