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Standard Cited: 19100119 D03 I Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals.

Inspection Nr: 311793145

Citation: 01002

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status: X

Initial Penalty: $2,500.00

Current Penalty: $1,500.00

Issuance Date: 03/24/2009

Nr Instances: 3

Nr Exposed: 30

Abatement Date: 04/28/2009

Gravity: 03

Report ID: 0729700

Contest Date:

Final Order:

Related Event Code (REC):

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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 04/13/2009 $1,500.00 04/28/2009 Serious  
Penalty Z: Issued 03/24/2009 $2,500.00 04/28/2009 Serious  

Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard: REFINERY

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i): Process safety information pertaining to the equipment in the process did not include the elements specified in 29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(A) through (H): At the facility, the employer had not compiled all the necessary process safety information for the following pressure vessels: (a) FCC Big Salt Dryer - V0034 was missing the following process safety information: There were no manufacturer's V-I form. There were no materials of construction documentation for the pressure vessel. There were no pressure testing documentation. There were no design codes or standards documentation. There were no fabrication documentation There were no documentation for corrosion allowance. (b) FCC Hydraulic Skid Accumulator - V0021 was missing the following process safety information: There was no manufacturer's V-I form. There were no remaining life calculations. There was no minimum required thickness documentation. There was no corrosion allowance documentation. (c) FCC Fuel Gas Knockout Drum - V0033 process safety information was not updated after being red-lined (August 2008). P&ID diagram #45AA2019 was not updated to show that the Fuel Gas Knockout Drum was an insulated pressure vessel. The ultra-pipe database was not updated to indicate that the Fuel Gas Knockout Drum (V0033) was an insulated pressure vessel. Employees were exposed to release of volatile organic compounds (VOC)s to atmosphere that have resulted in explosion and fire leading to death and injury to persons in or near the facility. 29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1) requires certification and documentation that the abatement of the above violation is completed.

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