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Standard Cited: 19100119 E01 Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals.
Inspection Nr: 1100492.015
Citation: 01004
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $5,000.00
Current Penalty: $2,500.00
Issuance Date: 04/19/2016
Nr Instances: 5
Nr Exposed: 10
Abatement Date: 10/03/2016
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0729700
Contest Date:
Final Order: 05/12/2016
Related Event Code (REC): C
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 05/12/2016 | $2,500.00 | 10/03/2016 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 04/19/2016 | $5,000.00 | 06/02/2016 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.119(e)(1): The process hazard analysis was not appropriate to the complexity of the process and did not identify, evaluate, and control the hazards involved in the process: (a) the employer did not address or evaluate the safe upper and lower pressures, temperatures, and flows of the equipment compared to the safe upper and lower pressures, temperatures, and flows of the operating procedures (b) the process hazard analysis did not address or evaluate the possibility of flooding or levee failure (c) the process hazard analysis did not address or evaluate the consequences of not providing temperature probes for all ethylene oxide rail cars (d) the process hazard analysis did not address or evaluate the consequences of an ethylene oxide or propylene oxide rail car derailment within the boundary of the Ethylene Oxide plant (e) the process hazard analysis did not control the hazards of pressure relief devices not being provided for R-202 and R-204 catalyst feed pots in the Ethylene Oxide plant Employee(s) were exposed to release of extremely flammable vapors to atmosphere that historically result in fire / explosion hazards leading to injury and death to persons in the workplace.