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Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 311523252
Citation: 01002
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: X
Initial Penalty: $5,000.00
Current Penalty: $2,500.00
Issuance Date: 09/15/2008
Nr Instances: 10
Nr Exposed: 2
Abatement Date: 10/02/2008
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0625700
Contest Date: 10/08/2008
Final Order: 01/22/2010
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 01/22/2010 | $2,500.00 | 10/02/2008 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 09/15/2008 | $5,000.00 | 10/02/2008 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard: EXPLOSION
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish to each of his employees a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazard of the propagation of a fire, deflagration, and/or explosion outside the area of the initial fire, deflagration, and/or explosion which are causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees: a) Bucket Elevators UE1, UE2, XE1, VE1, PE1 and BE1 located in the Building 8 (Production Building) and bucket elevators DE1A, DE1B, DE2, and SPE1 located in Building 21 (Panhouse): The employer does not equip the legs of these bucket elevators with explosion relief venting or suppression. This violation was observed on or about April 10, 2008. Among other feasible abatement methods to correct the hazard identified above is to ensure that the bucket elevators are provided with a suppression system in accordance with NFPA 69, Chapter 10 Deflagration Control by Suppression.