OSHA Inspection: CRU LOGISTICS, LLC

Issued

Nov 8, 2019

Abate by

Nov 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $3,580 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(f)(6): "No Smoking" signs were not conspicuously posted where hazard from flammable liquid vapors was normally present:     Railcar Cleaning Terminals: On or about May 10, 2019, and at times thereto, employees were exposed to fire and explosion hazards while smoking near railcar tankers containing commodity such as, but not limited to, natural gas condensate and sweet crude oil.

Issued

Nov 8, 2019

Abate by

Nov 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $8,354 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132 (a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:    Railcar Cleaning Terminals:  On or about May 10, 2019, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a chemical splash hazard while performing cleaning and washing operations inside railcar tankers with commodity without adequate protective coverings such as, but not limited to, a full-body impervious suit or a chemical resistant suit.

Issued

Nov 8, 2019

Abate by

Nov 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $8,354 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146:    Railcar Cleaning Terminals:  On or about May 10, 2019, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to chemical, fire, and explosion hazards, while conducting the de-heeling process inside railcar tankers containing chemical commodity such as, but not limited to, natural gas condensate and sweet crude oil without employer consistently ensuring employees followed the procedures of the written permit confined space program.

Issued

Nov 8, 2019

Abate by

Nov 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $8,354 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations, including but not limited to, the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3)(i) through 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3)(vi):    Railcar Cleaning Terminals:  On or about May 10, 2019, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to chemical, fire, and explosion hazards while conducting the de-heeling process inside railcar tankers containing chemical commodity such as, but not limited to, natural gas condensate and sweet crude oil without employer consistently ensuring employees followed the procedures of the written permit-required confined space program to eliminate the presence of recognized atmosphere hazards and sources of ignition.

Issued

Nov 8, 2019

Abate by

Nov 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(i): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not evaluate permit space conditions when entry operations were conducted by testing conditions in the permit space to determine(a):  Rail Cleaning Terminal: On or about May 10, 2019, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to chemical, fire, and explosion hazards while conducting the de-heeling process inside railcar tankers containing chemical commodity such as, but not limited to, natural gas condensate and sweet crude oil without the employer ensuring that atmospheric testing was conducted prior to entry.

Issued

Nov 8, 2019

Abate by

Nov 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1): Before entry was authorized, the employer did not document the completion of measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) by preparing an entry permit:     Railcar Cleaning Terminals:  On or about May 10, 2019, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to atmospheric hazards without documenting completion of permits prior to entry.

Issued

Nov 8, 2019

Abate by

Nov 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $8,354 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(k)(3): A retrieval system or methods were not used to facilitate non-entry rescue when an authorized entrant entered a permit space:       Railcar Cleaning Terminals:  On or about May 10, 2019, and at times thereto, employees were exposed to chemical, fire, and explosion hazards while performing rescue operations which deviated from their written policy on non-entry rescue.

Issued

Nov 8, 2019

Abate by

Nov 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $8,354 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c)(3): Equipment was not safe for the location in that it was not of a type and design that the employer demonstrated would provide protection from the hazards arising from the combustibility and flammability of vapors, liquids, gases, dusts, or fibers involved:    Railcar Cleaning Terminals:  On or about May 10, 2019, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to fire hazards while using head lamps that were identified as not intrinsically safe for the de-heeling process inside railcar tankers.

Issued

Nov 8, 2019

Abate by

Nov 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $3,580

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): The employer did not select and have each affected employee use, the types of personal protective equipment that would protect the affected employee(s) from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment:      On or about May 10, 2019, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a chemical splash hazard due to the employer not having prepared a written certification verifying a workplace assessment was performed for employees necessitating personal protective equipment.