Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100120 Q02 Hazardous waste operations and emergency response.
Inspection Nr: 1099140.015
Citation: 01008
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $5,000.00
Current Penalty: $3,000.00
Issuance Date: 04/08/2016
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 14
Abatement Date: 04/18/2016
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0625700
Contest Date: 04/29/2016
Final Order: 11/03/2016
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 11/03/2016 | $3,000.00 | 04/18/2016 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 05/03/2016 | $5,000.00 | 04/18/2016 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 04/08/2016 | $5,000.00 | 04/18/2016 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 008 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2): The employer did not develop an emergency response plan for emergencies which addressed the following minimum requirements of this standard: 1910.120(q)(2)(i) through 1910.120(q)(2)(xii): On or about 10/16/2015, at the facility located at 109 Highway 1085 in Madisonville, LA, the employer's emergency response plan did not include the following minimum requirements of the standard for an emergency release of nitrogen: Emergency recognition and prevention, safe distances and places of refuge, evacuation routes and procedures, emergency medical treatment and first aid, and PPE and emergency equipment.