Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 013 Hazard: REFINERY

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(5): The employer did not correct deficiencies in equipment that is outside acceptable limits [as defined by process information in 29 CFR 1910.119(d)] before further use or in a safe and timely manner: a)The employer does not correct deficiencies in equipment that is outside acceptable limits before further use or in a safe and timely manner. This violation most recently occurred at the Pasadena Refining Systems Inc. located at 111 Red Bluff Road, Pasadena, Texas on or about October 14, 2010, and at times thereafter, in the Alky 1 Unit, when the employer installed a leak clamp over a 2" gate valve that prevents operation of the valve and makes isolation of vessel D2 from the 1"- P-470-F line impossible, exposing employees to a potential release of Hydrofluoric Acid. b)The employer does not correct deficiencies in equipment that are outside acceptable limits before further use or in a safe and timely manner. This violation most recently occurred at the Pasadena Refining Systems Inc. located at 111 Red Bluff Road, Pasadena, Texas on or about August 20, 2010, and at times thereafter, when the employer failed to ensure that the Solids Blowdown Drum FD-69 was improperly supported and anchored to its foundation, exposing employees possible exposure to steam and hazardous chemicals. c)The employer does not ensure to correct deficiencies in equipment that are outside acceptable limits before further use or in a safe and timely manner when necessary means are taken to assure safe operation. This violation most recently occurred at the Pasadena Refining Systems Inc. located at 111 Red Bluff Road, Pasadena, Texas on or about October 14,2010, and at times thereafter, in the FCCU, where the Butylene/Propylene (BB/PP) feed line (4"-P-109-K) is installed with an inadequate number of pipe supports. d)The employer does not correct deficiencies in equipment that are outside acceptable limits before further use or in a safe and timely manner when necessary means are taken to assure safe operation. This violation most recently occurred at the Pasadena Refining Systems Inc. located at 111 Red Bluff Road, Pasadena, Texas on or about October 14, 2010, and at times thereafter, in the Alky 2 Unit, where the employer continued to operate Butylene/Propylene (BB/PP) feed line piping that had a mid-span support removed, allowing loading from the unsupported pipe to be transferred to exchanger E-102, exposing employees to potential fire and explosion hazards, e)The employer does not correct deficiencies in equipment that are outside acceptable limits before further use or in a safe and timely manner when necessary means are taken to assure safe operation. This violation most recently occurred at the Pasadena Refining Systems Inc. located at 111 Red Bluff Road, Pasadena, Texas on or about October 13, 2010, and at times thereafter, in the Alky 2 Unit where the employer installed an undersized Pressure Safety Valve(PSV) 2308, on the Depropanizer Stripper Accumulator (vessel D-6), exposing employees to the potential of fire hazards. f)The employer does not correct deficiencies in equipment that are outside acceptable limits before further use or in a safe and timely manner when necessary means are taken to assure safe operation. This violation most recently occurred at the Pasadena Refining Systems Inc. located at 111 Red Bluff Road, Pasadena, Texas on or about October 14, 2010, and at times thereafter, in the Alky 1 unit, where the employer operated the Regeneration Condenser E-101 with pressure safety valves set above its Maximum Allowable Working Pressure (MAWP) of 170 psig, exposing employees to potential fire hazards. g)The employer does not correct deficiencies on equipment that are outside acceptable limits before further use or in a safe and timely manner when necessary means are taken to assure safe operation. This violation most recently occurred at the Pasadena Refining Systems Inc. located at 111 Red Bluff Road, Pasadena, Texas on or about October 12, 2010, and at times thereafter, in the Alky 2 Unit, where the employer operated the Regeneration Condenser, E-101 with PSV's set points above its Maximum Allowable Working Pressure (MAWP) of 170 psig, exposing employees to potential fire hazards. h)The employer does not correct deficiencies in equipment that are outside acceptable limits before further use or in a safe and timely manner when necessary means are taken to assure safe operation. This violation most recently occurred at the Pasadena Refining Systems Inc. located at 111 Red Bluff Road, Pasadena, Texas on or about August 20, 2010, and at times thereafter, in the FCCU, where the employer failed to change the line size of Pressure Control Valve, PV-2200A and a relieving gas line, 14"-V-1114-A to 24 inches, exposing the employee to potential fire hazards. Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date of this citation, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure to correct deficiencies in equipment that is outside acceptable limits before further use or in a safe and timely manner.