OSHA Inspection: KROESCHELL ENGINEERING CO., INC.

Issued

May 28, 2021

Abate by

Jun 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $11,059 · Current $11,059

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(c)(1):The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces are permit-required confined spaces.   a)  On or about December 1, 2020 through December 11, 2020, Kroeschell Engineering Co., Inc. did not evaluate steam vault at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in order to determine if the steam vault is a permit-required confined space before exposing employees to the hazards present in the space.

Issued

May 28, 2021

Abate by

Jun 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $11,059 · Current $11,059

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(d)(3)(iii):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, isolating the permit space:  a) On or about December 1, 2020 through December 11, 2020, Kroeschell Engineering Co., Inc. did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary to isolate steam vault SV1.4 on the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center campus from the hazard posed by high-pressure steam prior to entry made by Kroeschell Engineering Co., Inc. company employees for the  removal and replacement of a flexible expansion joint on a 12" high pressure steam line.

Issued

May 28, 2021

Abate by

Jun 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $11,059 · Current $11,059

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3)(vi):  Under the permit space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations, including, but not limited to, verifying that conditions in the permit space are acceptable for entry throughout the duration of an authorized entry:  a)  On or about December 1, 2020 through December 11, 2020, Kroeschell Engineering Co., Inc.  did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for verifying acceptable conditions related to high-pressure steam and potential atmospheric hazards in steam vault SV1.4 on the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center campus prior to entry made by Kroeschell Engineering Co., Inc. employees removing and replacing a flexible expansion joint on a 12" high pressure steam line.

Issued

May 28, 2021

Abate by

Jun 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $11,059 · Current $11,059

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(8):  Under the permit space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not designate the persons who were to active roles in entry operations, identify the duties of each such employee, and provide each such employee with the training required by 29 CFR 1910.146(g):  a)  On or about December 1, 2020 through December 11, 2020, Kroeschell Engineering Co., Inc. did not designate roles for permit-required confined space entry operations (such as authorized entrants, attendants, entry supervisors, and persons to perform tests) for safe entry into steam vault SV1.4 on the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center campus and provide the necessary training for those roles prior to an entry make by Kroeschell Engineering Co., Inc. employees for removal and replacement of the flexible expansion joint for a 12" high pressure steam line.

Issued

May 28, 2021

Abate by

Jun 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $11,059 · Current $11,059

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(k)(3)(i):Each authorized entrant did not use a chest or full body harness, with a retrieval line attached at the center of the entrant's back near shoulder level, above the entrant's head, or at another point which the employer can establish presents a profile small enough for the successful removal of the entrant.   a)  On or about December 1, 2020 through December 11, 2020, Kroeschell Engineering Co., Inc. did not ensure that employees utilize chest or full body harness with a retrieval line attached when they entered steam vault SV1.4 at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in order to remove and replace a flexible expansion joint on a 12" high pressure steam line.

Issued

May 28, 2021

Abate by

Jun 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.252(b)(4)(iv):Where the welder must enter a confined space through a manhole or other small opening, means was not provided for quickly removing the welder in case of emergency:  a)  On or about December 1, 2020 through December 11, 2020, Kroeschell Engineering Co., Inc. did not ensure that employees' utilized lifelines while welding in a manhole steam vault SV1.4 at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Campus for the installation of a flexible expansion joint on a 12" high pressure steam line.

Issued

May 28, 2021

Abate by

Jun 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $11,059 · Current $11,059

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:  a)  On or about December 1, 2020 through December 11, 2020, Kroeschell Engineering Co., Inc. did not prepare and complete and entry permit for steam vault SV1.4 on the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center campus prior to entries made by Kroeschell Engineering Co., Inc. company employees removing and replacing a flexible expansion joint on a 12" high pressure steam line.

Issued

May 28, 2021

Abate by

Jun 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $11,059 · Current $11,059

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(k)(1)(i):  When designating rescue and emergency services pursuant to 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(9), the employer did not evaluate the prospective rescuer's ability to respond to a rescue summons in a timely manner, considering the hazard(s) identified:  a)  On or about December 1, 2020 through December 11, 2020, Kroeschell Engineering Co., Inc. had not evaluated a rescue and emergency service's ability to respond to a rescue summons in a timely manner for steam vault SV1.4 on the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center campus prior to entry into the space.

Issued

May 28, 2021

Abate by

Jun 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $11,059 · Current $11,059

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(d)(9):  The employer did not develop and implement procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, for rescuing entrants from permit spaces, for providing necessary emergency services to rescued employees, and for preventing unauthorized personnel from attempting a rescue:  a)  On or about December 1, 2020 through December 11, 2020, Kroeschell Engineering Co., Inc. did not develop or implement the procedures for summoning rescue and emergency services, providing necessary emergency services for rescued employees or for preventing unauthorized personnel from attempting a rescue, prior to entries made by Kroeschell Engineering Co., Inc. company employees into steam vault SV1.4 on the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center.

Issued

May 28, 2021

Abate by

Jun 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 this section acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146:  a) On or about December 1, 2020 through December 11, 2020, Kroeschell Engineering Co., Inc. had not provided the necessary permit-required confined space training to employees required to enter steam vault SV1.4 on the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Campus.

Issued

May 28, 2021

Abate by

Jun 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(k)(2)(ii):  The employer whose employees have been designated to provide permit space rescue and emergency services did not take the following measures: Train affected employees to perform assigned rescue duties. The employer must ensure that such employees successfully complete the training required to establish proficiency as an authorized entrant, as provided by paragraphs (g) and (h) of this section.  a)  On or about December 1, 2020 through December 11, 2020, Kroeschell Engineering Co., Inc. did not train designated employees in permit space rescue and emergency services prior to entry into steam vault SV1.4 on the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center campus in performance of removal and replacing of the flexible expansion joint on the 12" high pressure steam line.

Issued

May 28, 2021

Abate by

Jun 4, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.146(k)(2)(iv):  The employer did not ensure that affected employees practice making permit space rescues at least once every 12 months, by means of simulated rescue operations in which they remove dummies, manikins, or actual persons from the actual permit spaces or from representative permit spaces. Representative permit spaces shall, with respect to opening size, configuration, and accessibility, simulate the types of permit spaces from which rescue is to be performed.  a)  On or about December 1, 2020 through December 11, 2020, Kroeschell Engineering Co., Inc. did not ensure that employees practiced making permit space rescues at least once every 12 months prior to entries made by Kroeschell Engineering Co., Inc. employees in to steam vault SV1.4 on the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center campus for performance of removal and replacement of a flexible expansion joint on a 12" high pressure steam line