Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100119 J02 Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals.
Inspection Nr: 1019448.015
Citation: 01010A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $4,500.00
Current Penalty: $3,600.00
Issuance Date: 07/10/2015
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 62
Abatement Date: 11/16/2015
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0420600
Contest Date:
Final Order: 08/04/2015
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 08/04/2015 | $3,600.00 | 11/16/2015 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 07/10/2015 | $4,500.00 | 08/07/2015 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 010A Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.119(j)(2): The employer did not implement written procedures to maintain the on-going integrity of process equipment: For the Commercial Warehousing ammonia refrigeration facility located at 101 and 102 Industrial Blvd. in Winter Haven, FL as observed on or about 1/15/2015: preventative maintenance/mechanical integrity procedures were not implemented, in that, equipment was not serviced on a programmed basis as established by PM/mechanical integrity procedures; rather, equipment was serviced as needed when it failed. Equipment such as, but not limited to, the following were not inspected or serviced in accordance with the employer's mechanical integrity program: a) Compressors oil quality was not analyzed b) Heat exchanger/condenser tubes were not inspected/cleaned at least monthly c) Compressor high pressure safety cutoffs were not tested at least bi-annually d) Pressure vessels such as intercoolers and accumulators were not inspected or tested to determine the condition of their wall thickness.