Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100120 Q02 VII Hazardous waste operations and emergency response.
Inspection Nr: 1011711.015
Citation: 01016A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $1,600.00
Current Penalty: $1,060.00
Issuance Date: 05/27/2015
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 4
Abatement Date: 06/27/2015
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0213600
Contest Date: 06/19/2015
Final Order: 03/18/2016
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | J: ALJ Decision | 03/18/2016 | $1,060.00 | 06/27/2015 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 06/24/2015 | $1,600.00 | 06/27/2015 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 05/27/2015 | $1,600.00 | 06/27/2015 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 016A Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2)(vii): The emergency response plan did not address, to the extent not addressed elsewhere, decontamination: a) On or about 02/20/15 throughout the site; employer failed to protect employees who respond to plant emergencies and take offensive actions during a plant emergency involving a release of highly hazardous chemicals such as : thionyl chloride (corrosive chemical ), chlorine and phosgene (toxic vapors), when the site emergency response plant titled Twin Lake Plant Emergency Plan did not contain or describe decontamination procedures. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED