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

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to fire hazards: The employer did not control ignition sources through proper bonding and grounding during manual operations with flammable liquids. On or about November 4, 2010, in the #2 Platformer Unit, the employer failed to ensure proper bonding and grounding during process operations at the Methanol and Chloride Injection Tanks: a) The employer did not ensure proper grounding of the 55-gallon drum of methanol used during the manual addition process to the Chloride Injection Tank. b) The employer did not ensure proper bonding between the employee, the plastic containers used to transfer the methanol, the 55-gallon drum of methanol, and the Chloride Injection Tank during manual addition of methanol to the Chloride Injection Tank. One feasible method of abatement for this hazard, among others, would be to ensure proper grounding and bonding of containers is done to ensure static discharge is eliminated.