Vti/Danny Martin Oil Field Services, Inc. | Occupational Safety and Health Administration osha.gov

Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph

This violation item has been deleted.

Inspection Nr: 308647825

Citation: 01001

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status: I

Initial Penalty: $2,500.00

Current Penalty: $2,500.00

Issuance Date: 09/28/2005

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 1

Abatement Date: 10/03/2005

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0636900

Contest Date:

Final Order:

Related Event Code (REC): A

Emphasis:

**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type	Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty	I: Informal Settlement	10/19/2005	$2,500.00	10/03/2005	Serious
Penalty	Z: Issued	09/28/2005	$2,500.00	10/03/2005	Serious

Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: ELECTRIC

Public Law 91-596, Occupational Safety and Health Act, Section 5(a)(1): Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees. V.T.I. had a waste hauler's permit #3459 that expired on June 30, 2005. A new permit #3712 was issued on August 18, 2005 to Martin, Danny Oil Field Svcs, Inc. by the Railroad Commission. V.T.I. was operating without a permit from July 1, 2005 to August 17, 2005. An employee was involved in an accident on July 26, 2005, while hauling waste saltwater/brine from lease Wood #7 to Freestone Disposal, Mark E. Chavers #1-D, near Fairfield, Texas. The employee was involved in a fire and explosion accident. Employees were not provided general safety and health training until 8/22/05. The disposal site was lax on requiring vacuum truck operators to use bonding and grounding during unloading operations. Some truck operators used the bonding clamps when unloading material and others did not. API Publication 2219, March 1999, Safe Operation of Vacuum Trucks in Petroleum Service, Section 5.1.2, states that vacuum truck operators shall obtain any required permits to assure safe operations. Section 4.1 states that it is the responsibility of vacuum truck owners to train vacuum truck operators in the proper transfer, handling, and transportation of flammable and combustible liquids and hazardous materials. The regulations include, but are not limited to, OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120, Hazardous Waste and Emergency Response, 1910.1200, Hazard Communication, and DOT, 49 CFR Parts 106-7, 171-180, and 397, Hazardous Materials Regulations. Section 5.4 covers the requirements for bonding and grounding vacuum trucks when transferring flammable liquids. The vacuum truck owner shall establish a schedule for inspecting and testing the electrical continuity of grounding and bonding cables provided with the vacuum truck.

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.