Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 026 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.119(m)(1): The employer shall investigate each incident which resulted in, or could reasonably have resulted in a catastrophic release of highly hazardous chemical in the workplace: As of December 21, 2015, the employer did not conduct thorough incident investigations which included at a minimum the establishment of an incident investigation team, the date the investigation began, a detailed description of the incident, all of the factors that contributed to the incident, all relevant recommendations, and/or documented resolutions of any corrective actions, including but not limited to the following Supervisor's Report of Incidents: a. 2015-518-IR, Incident Date: November 26, 2015, involving the South RDF auger leaking hexane through the side plate. b. 2015-488-IR, Incident Date: November 21, 2015, involving pressurized FAME being discharged to the process area. c. 2015-484-IR, Incident Date: November 13, 2015, involving the North RDF auger seal on the driven-end failing and leaking out on the pad. d. 2015-429-IR, Incident Date: October 21, 2015, involving the South RDF leaking. e. 2015-411-IR, Incident Date: October 10, 2015, involving a FAME leak out of the vent on the Steam Stripper System. f. 2015-379-IR, Incident Date: September 23, 2015, involving a solvent leak from two South RDF flanges. g. 2015-373-IR, Incident Date: September 14, 2015, involving the overfilling of the slurry surge tank with hexane through the pressure safety valve (PSV). h. 2015-340-IR, Incident Date: September 4, 2015, involving a vapor cloud coming out of the West girt lip seal on the North RDF. i. 2015-315-IR, Incident Date: September 3, 2015, involving a hexane leak out of the South RDF auger. j. 2015-297-IR, Incident Date: August 15, 2015, involving a hexane leak at the North RDF throat West. k. 2015-294-IR, Incident Date: August 29, 2015, involving a leak out of the South RDF auger. l. 2015-246-IR, Incident Date: July 21, 2015, involving the discovery of the rupture disc that was installed upside down on the Melt Tank. m. 2015-226-IR, Incident Date: July 4, 2015, involving hexane spilling out of the South RDF. n. 2015-214-IR, Incident Date: June 24, 2015, involving a hexane leak from the flange before the pan wash filter housing. o. 2015-213-IR, Incident Date: June 24, 2015, involving the South RDF auger leaking hexane at the new gasket. p. 2015-205-IR, Incident Date: June 22, 2015, involving the rupture disc blowout on the Melt Tank. q. 2015-202-IR, Incident Date: June 20, 2015, involving a solvent release due to a missing drain plug in the pan wash filter housing of the South RDF. r. 2015-201-IR, Incident Date: June 18, 2015, involving hexane running out of the pump P-3 drain due to missing plug. s. 2015-350-IR, Incident Date: October 13, 2014, involving a blown rupture disc on the Melt Tank due to partial plugging of the tertiary condenser. t. 2015-207-IR, Incident Date: June 5, 2014, involving a solvent leak coming from the case of the drum.