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Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph

Inspection Nr: 100579655

Citation: 01005B

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status: X

Initial Penalty:

Current Penalty:

Issuance Date: 04/07/1992

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 12

Abatement Date: 04/17/1992

Gravity: 05

Report ID: 0830500

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	04/07/1992		04/17/1992	Serious
Penalty	Z: Issued	04/07/1992		04/17/1992	Serious

Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 005B Hazard: BURNS

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to: (a) Actual and potential fire and burn hazards during the evacuation and re-filling of oxygen cylinders due to the actual or potential use of unapproved lubricating oil in vacuum pumps used for oxygen service. %% Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard us to use only fluorocarbon oils specifically approved for oxygen use, and to specify this in written company procedure in which all affected employees are adequately trained. The use of fluorocarbon oils in oxygen service equipment is specified by the Compressed Gas Association, Inc. document no CGA P-15-1985, "Filling of Industrial and Medical Nonflammable Compressed Gas Cylinders", paragraph 3.4. %%

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