KERMIT, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: SKYE BLUE SERVICES, LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SKYE BLUE SERVICES, LLC in BLACKBEARD OPERATING MARRONER BATTERY SECTION 72 BLOCK A, KERMIT, TX 79745 (NAICS 213112). OSHA activity number 344746466.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- SKYE BLUE SERVICES, LLC
- Site address
- BLACKBEARD OPERATING MARRONER BATTERY SECTION 72 BLOCK A
- City
- KERMIT
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 79745
- Mailing
- 1409 E AVE. H, ALPINE, TX 79830
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 213112
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 D04 I
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2020
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $5,398 · Current $3,239 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4)(i): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not provide, at no cost to the employees, testing and monitoring equipment needed to comply with 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5): On or about May 6, 2020 the employer did not provide testing and monitoring equipment when cleaning and performing maintenance on a heater treater system at the Blackbeard Operating Marooner Battery prior to entry into the tank.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3239
- · Z (S) $5398
1910.146 D05 III
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2020
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(iii): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), when testing for atmospheric hazards, the employer did not evaluate permit space conditions when entry operations were conducted: On or about May 6, 2020, parts of an employee's body were breaking the plane of an opening into a confined space when entering tank vessels at the Blackbeard Operating Marooner Battery to perform cleaning and maintenance without testing the atmospheric hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.146 E01
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2020
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $5,398 · Current $3,239 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: On or about May 6, 2020, parts of an employee's body were breaking the plane of an opening into a confined space while engaged in cleaning vessels at the Blackbeard Operating Marooner Battery without having performed an entry permit.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3239
- · Z (S) $5398
1910.146 G01
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2020
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $5,398 · Current $3,239 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1): The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146: On or about May 6, 2020 and times prior there to, parts of an employee's body were breaking the plane of an opening into a confined space while at the Blackbeard Operating Marooner battery for cleaning purposes, without first receiving training addressing safe permit space entry procedures.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3239
- · Z (S) $5398
1910.132 D02
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2020
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $433 · Current $260 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed: On or about May 6, 2020, employees at the Blackbeard Operating Marooner Battery worked around flammable vapors without performing a written certification hazard assessment.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $260
- · Z (O) $433
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 344746466.
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