OSHA Inspection: ADVANTEK EAGLEFORD LLC

Issued

2024-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $6452.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(d):29 CFR 1910.38(d): The employer did not have and maintain an employee alarm system with a distinctive signal for each purpose so that it complied with the requirements of 1910.165:  On or about May 17, 2024, and at times prior thereto, the employer installed LEL sensors to the existing H2Smonitoring system but did not utilize a separate distinctive audible alarm for each.

Issued

2024-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $6452.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6): In locations where, flammable vapors may have been present, precautions were not taken to prevent ignition by eliminating or controlling sources of ignition such as but not limited to open flames, lightning, smoking, cutting and welding, hot surfaces, frictional heat, sparks (static, electrical, and mechanical), spontaneous ignition, chemical and physical-chemical reactions, and radiant heat:  On or about May 17, 2024, and at time prior thereto, at the washout bays and the shaker units, employees conducted dirty saltwater separations and washouts while diesel truck engines in the washout bays were allowed to continue running.  This condition created an ignition source for flammable gasses.

Issued

2024-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-12-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $6452.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.165(d)(1): Employee alarm systems were not maintained in operating condition:  On or about May 17, 2024, and at time prior thereto, when the alarms sounded, some employees did not evacuate and treated the alarms as a nuisance alarm.