OSHA Inspection: TUBAL-CAIN INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Jan 18, 2019

Abate by

Dec 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $4,527 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii):Where the employer could not identify or reasonably estimate the employee exposure to respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace, the employer did not consider the atmosphere to be IDLH:    a) At the facility, on or about August 17, 2018 and times prior to, the employer did not determine the atmosphere to be IDLH and did not conduct a reasonable estimate of employees exposure when an employee opened tanks such as, but not limited to, ethylene dichloride in tank T-14127; exposing employees to inhalation and asphyxiation hazards.    b) At the facility, on or about August 14, 2018 and times prior to, the employer did not determine the atmosphere to be IDLH and did not conduct a reasonable estimate of employees exposure when employees opened tanks such as, but not limited to, dichlorophenol in tank T-102; exposing employees to inhalation and asphyxiation hazards.

Issued

Jan 18, 2019

Abate by

Dec 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $3,234 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(3)(iii)(B)(2): The employer did not implement a change schedule for respirators not equipped with an End of Service Life Indicator that would ensure cartridges were changed before the end of their service life:    a) At the facility, on or about August 17, 2018 and times prior to, the employer did not develop a cartridge change schedule for employees using air-purifying respirators not equipped with end-of-service-life indicators, exposing employees to inhalation hazards.

Issued

Jan 18, 2019

Abate by

Mar 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide effective training to ensure that each employee could demonstrate knowledge of 1910.134(k)(1)(i) - (vii):  a) At the facility, on or about August 17, 2018 and times prior to, where employees were exposed to respiratory and inhalation hazards when required to wear tight fitting air purifying respirators for cleaning tanks, without being provided with effective respiratory training.

Issued

Jan 18, 2019

Abate by

Mar 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:  a) At the facility, where an employee with facial hair was wearing a tight fitting air purifying respirator when cleaning a tank.

Issued

Jan 18, 2019

Abate by

Dec 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $4,527 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3)(iv): Under the permit space program, the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit entry operations, including, but not limited to, purging, interting, flushing or ventilation the permit spaces as necessary to eliminate or control atmospheric hazards.    a) At the facility: On or about August 17, 2018 and times prior to, where employees were exposed to inhalation and asphyxiation hazards when opening and entering tanks without developing and implementing procedures to control atmospheric hazards.

Issued

Jan 18, 2019

Abate by

Dec 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $4,527 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(6): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not provide at least one attendant outside the permit space into which entry was authorized for the duration of entry operations:    a) At the facility: On or about August 17, 2018, and times prior to, where employees were exposed to inhalation and asphyxiation hazards when entering tanks to clean without providing an attendant throughout the duration entry.

Issued

Jan 18, 2019

Abate by

Dec 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $4,527 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(8): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not designate the persons who were to have active roles in entry operations, identify the duties of each such employee, and provide each such employee with the training required by paragraph (g) of this section:    a) At the facility: On or about August 16, 2018, where employees were exposed to inhalation hazards when entering Tidal Tank T-652 for cleaning without designating the active roles for personnel during entry.

Issued

Jan 18, 2019

Abate by

Mar 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(h)(1): The employer did not ensure that all authorized entrants knew the hazards that could be faced during entry, including information on the mode, sign or symptoms, and consequences of the exposure:  a) At the facility: On or about August 17, 2018 and times prior to, where employees were exposed to inhalation and asphyxiation hazards when entering tanks without ensuring entrants knew the hazards they could face during entry.

Issued

Jan 18, 2019

Abate by

Dec 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $4,527 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(13): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not review entry operations when the employer had reason to believe that the measures taken under the permit space program would not protect employees and revise the program to correct deficiencies found to exist before subsequent entries were authorized:     a) At the facility: On or about August 17, 2018, and times prior to, where employees were exposed to inhalation hazards when entering tanks for cleaning without reviewing entry operations for deficiencies.

Issued

Jan 18, 2019

Abate by

Mar 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(14): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not review the permit-required confined space program, using the canceled permits retained under 29 CFR 1910.146(e)(6) within one year after entry and review the program as necessary:  a) At the facility: On or about August 17 , 2018 and times prior to, where employees were exposed to inhalation and asphyxiation hazards when entering tanks for cleaning without reviewing canceled permits.

Issued

Jan 18, 2019

Abate by

Dec 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $4,527 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(e)(3): The completed permit was not made available at the time of entry to all authorized entrants, by posting it at the entry portal or by any other equally effective means, so that the entrants could confirm that pre-entry preparations:     a) At the facility: On or about August 16, 2018, and times prior to,  where employees were exposed to inhalation and asphyxiation hazards when entering tanks for cleaning without posting the entry permit at the entry portal.

Issued

Jan 18, 2019

Abate by

Mar 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(e)(5)(i): The entry supervisor did not terminate entry and cancel the entry permit when the entry operations covered by the entry permit had been completed:  a) At the facility: On or about August 16 2018, and times prior to, where employees were exposed to inhalation hazards when entering tanks for cleaning without canceling the entry permit after the job was complete.

Issued

Jan 18, 2019

Abate by

Dec 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $4,527 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(f)(3): The entry permit that documented compliance and authorized entry to a permit space did not identify the authorized duration of the entry permit:    a) At the facility, on or about August 16, 2018 where employees were exposed to inhalation and asphyxiation hazards when entering permit required confined space such as but not limited to Tidal tank trailer T-652, without identifying the authorized duration of entry on the permit.

Issued

Jan 18, 2019

Abate by

Feb 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(f)(5): The entry permit that documented compliance and authorized entry to a permit space did not identify the personnel, by name, currently serving as attendants:  a) At the facility: On or about August 16, 2018 where employees were exposed to inhalation and asphyxiation hazards when entering permit required confined space, Tidal tank trailer T-652, without identifying the personnel, by name, currently serving as attendants.

Issued

Jan 18, 2019

Abate by

Dec 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $4,527 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(k)(2)(i): Provide affected employees with the personal protective equipment (PPE) needed to conduct permit space rescues safely and train affected employees so they are proficient in the use of that PPE, at no cost to those employees:    a) At the facility: On or about August 17, 2019 and times prior to, where employees were exposed to inhalation and asphyxiation hazards when entering tanks for cleaning without providing PPE such as, but not limited to, harnesses and retrieval system for rescue.

Issued

Jan 18, 2019

Abate by

Feb 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s):  a) At the facility: On or about August 17, 2018 where employees were exposed to inhalation and asphyxiation hazards when entering permit required confined space ETS tanker trailer T14127 without the employer maintaining a safety data sheet for nitrogen in the work area.

Issued

Jan 18, 2019

Abate by

Dec 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $103,469 · Current $48,372 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(2): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not identify and evaluate the hazards of permit spaces before employees entered:    a) At the facility: On or about August 17, 2018 and times prior to, where employees were exposed to inhalation and asphyxiation hazards when opening tank T-14127 for evaluation without identifying and evaluating the hazards.

Issued

Jan 18, 2019

Abate by

Feb 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $726 · Current $726

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(f)(2): The entry permit that documented compliance and authorized entry to a permit space did not identify the purpose of the entry:  a) At the facility: On or about August 16, 2018 where employees entered permit required confined space, Tidal tank trailer T-652, without identifying the purpose of entry on the permit.

Issued

Jan 18, 2019

Abate by

Feb 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $726 · Current $726

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(f)(11): The entry permit that documented compliance and authorized entry to a permit space did not identify the rescue and emergency services to be summoned and the means for summoning those services:  a) At the facility: On or about August 16, 2018 where employees entered permit required confined space, Tidal tank trailer T-652, without identifying the rescue and emergency services to be summoned and the means for summoning those services on the permit.

Issued

Jan 18, 2019

Abate by

Feb 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $726 · Current $726

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(f)(12): The entry permit that documented compliance and authorized entry to a permit space did not identify the communication procedures used by authorized entrants and attendants to maintain contact during the entry:  a) At the facility: On or about August 16, 2018 where employees entered permit required confined space, Tidal tank trailer T-652, without identifying the specific communication procedures used by authorized entrants and attendants to maintain contact during the entry on the permit.