OSHA Inspection: CHEMTRADE SOLUTIONS LLC

Issued

Jan 10, 2019

Abate by

Apr 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,391 · Current $5,543 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(ii): The employer did not document that equipment complies with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices.   a) Throughout the covered process, on or about 7/18/18: The employer did not ensure that equipment complied with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices such as but not limited to ASME/ANSI A13.1 in that pipes containing anhydrous ammonia were not labeled in a manner that clearly identified their contents and flow direction.      b) On the North and South Vaporizers, on or about 7/18/18: Rupture disks used for pressure relief were set at a pressure exceeding the maximum pressure design of the vaporizers. The employer did not ensure that equipment complied with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices such as, but not limited to ASME VIII. ASME VIII (2010) section UG-134 paragraph a states" When a single pressure relief device is used, the set pressure marked on the device shall not exceed the maximum allowable working pressure of the vessel".  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Jan 10, 2019

Abate by

Feb 14, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,391 · Current $5,543 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(2): The employer did not establish written procedures to maintain the on-going integrity of process equipment.     a) Throughout the covered process, on or about 7/18/18: The employer did not establish written procedures for process equipment including ammonia sensors, level sensors for ammonia storage tanks, pressure sensors for ammonia storage tanks, and steam line pressure sensors.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Jan 10, 2019

Abate by

Oct 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(i): The employer did not perform inspection and tests on process equipment   a) Throughout the covered process, on or about 7/18/18: The employer did not perform inspection and tests for process equipment including ammonia sensors, level sensors for ammonia storage tanks, pressure sensors for ammonia storage tanks, and steam line pressure sensors.       Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Jan 10, 2019

Abate by

Oct 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(5): The employer did not correct deficiencies in equipment that were outside acceptable limits (defined by the process safety information on paragraph (d) of this section) before use.   a) On the South Separator, on or about 7/18/18: Where a previous inspection showed that thickness of the west head was below the minimum allowable value for the piece of equipment, the employer did not take corrective action or take the piece of equipment out of service.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Jan 10, 2019

Abate by

Feb 14, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,391 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(n): The employer did not establish an emergency plan for the entire plant in accordance with the provisions of 29 CFR 1910.38. In addition the emergency action plan did not include procedures for handling small releases:    a) At the facility, on or about 7/18/18: The employers emergency action plan did not contain procedures for responding to and handling small releases.     Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.