Now Or Never Trucking, Inc. | Occupational Safety and Health Administration osha.gov

Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 19100134 D02 I Respiratory Protection.

Inspection Nr: 985693.015

Citation: 01003A

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Date: 02/12/2015 2

Initial Penalty: $4,900.00

Current Penalty: $3,125.00

Issuance Date: 01/08/2015

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 1

Related Event Code (REC): A

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0830500

Contest Date:

Final Order: 02/03/2015

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	02/03/2015	$3,125.00	02/12/2015	Serious
Penalty	Z: Issued	01/08/2015	$4,900.00	02/12/2015	Serious

Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(2)(i): The employer did not provide either a full facepiece pressure demand SCBA certified by NIOSH for a minimum service life of thirty minutes or a combination full facepiece pressure demand supplied-air respirator with auxiliary self-contained air supply for employee use in IDLH atmospheres: (a) Now or Never Trucking Inc, at Weld County Roads 40 and 13, W 0.5 mile, S 0.1 mile, Gaddis Horizontal Pad, Johnstown, CO: On and preceding 7/13/14, Now or Never Trucking Inc did not provide either a full facepiece pressure demand SCBA certified by NIOSH for a minimum service life of thirty minutes or a combination full facepiece pressure demand supplied-air respirator with auxiliary self-contained air supply for employee use in IDLH atmospheres. Employees performed gauging and sampling of crude oil at the oil well tank battery. Employees performed these tasks at open thief hatches and adjacent to opened blow down vents. Flammable hydrocarbon gases were vented through open thief hatches and blow down vents. On 7/13/14 a worker was exposed to an oxygen deficient atmosphere and high concentrations of hydrocarbon gases and vapors. Respiratory protection for Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health (IDLH) atmospheres was not provided. This condition exposed employees to respiratory hazards.

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