OSHA Inspection: HYDROCARBON WELL SERVICES, INC.

Issued

2018-11-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12934.00 · Current $9054.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(3)(i): Welding, cutting, or other hot work was performed on used drums, barrels, tanks, or other containers that had not been cleaned so thoroughly as to make absolutely certain there were no flammable materials present or any substances such as greases, tars, acids, or other materials which where subjected to heat, might produce flammable or toxic vapors:    (a) Whitehair Lane: On May 25, 2018, an employee used an oxygen/acetylene torch to cut into a tank containing a mixture of flammable residual oil and possible gas condensate.

Issued

2018-11-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12934.00 · Current $9054.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iii): Employee training did not include the measures employees can take to protect themselves from chemical hazards, including specific procedures the employer had implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures and personal protective equipment to be used:      Whitehair Lane: On May 25, 2018, an employee used an oxygen/acetylene torch to cut into a tank containing a mixture of flammable residual oil and possible gas condensate with no procedure to protect employees from exposure to the hazardous chemicals or their effects.

Issued

2018-11-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical:  (a) Whitehair Lane: On May 25, 2018, employees decommissioned tanks that contained a sludge mixture of flammable residual oil and gas condensate for which a safety data sheet was not maintained.

Issued

2018-11-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-12-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  (a) Whitehair Lane: On May 25, 2018, employees decommissioned tanks that contained a sludge mixture of flammable residual oil and gas condensate for which a hazard communication program had not been effectively developed and implemented.