Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(3)(i): The process hazard analysis did not address the hazards of the process. a) 1000 CenterPoint Blvd., New Castle, DE 19720 (Roof Covering Engine Rooms): On or about August 15, 2024, the employer's PHA did not address the hazard of employees reentering the facility during a release event. This hazardous condition exposed employees to severe injury due to the potential of fire and toxic chemical overexposure hazards posed by anhydrous ammonia release. b) 1000 CenterPoint Blvd., New Castle, DE 19720 (Engine Room Egress Door): On or about August 15, 2024, the employer's PHA did not address the hazard of trapping workers inside the machinery room during an ammonia release when the machinery room door did not open outwards and did not contain panic hardware nor swing in the direction of egress when employees exit from the engine room in the event of an emergency. This hazardous condition exposed employees to severe injury due to the potential of fire and toxic chemical overexposure hazards posed by anhydrous ammonia release. c) 1000 CenterPoint Blvd., New Castle, DE 19720 (Rooftop-Relief Header/diffuser): On?or?about?August?15,?2024,?the employer's PHA did not address the hazard of rooftop diffuser vents when the vents discharged downward toward the workers instead (i.e., upward) and away from workers on the roof. This hazardous condition exposed employees accessing/egressing from the roof using the fixed ladder system to severe injury due to the potential of fire and toxic chemical overexposure hazards during an anhydrous ammonia relief discharge event. d) 1000 CenterPoint Blvd., New Castle, DE 19720 (Compressor Thermosyphon Oil Cooler/Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger) On or about August 15, 2024, the employer's PHA did not address the hazard of liquid from the oil cooler relieving into the vapor relief from the compressor, which is only designed for ammonia vapor, in that employees who work in the machinery room were exposed to relief devices which may fail to operate as designed which could result in toxic chemical overexposure and fire hazards resulting in injuries or death.