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Standard Cited: 19100119 D03 IB Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals.

Inspection Nr: 315027292

Citation: 02001A

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status: X

Initial Penalty: $38,500.00

Current Penalty: $20,000.00

Issuance Date: 05/03/2011

Nr Instances: 15

Nr Exposed: 350

Abatement Date: 05/27/2011

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 1032500

Contest Date:

Final Order:

Related Event Code (REC):

Emphasis:


Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History
Type Latest Event Event Date Penalty Abatement Due Date Citation Type Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty I: Informal Settlement 05/27/2011 $20,000.00 05/27/2011 Serious  
Penalty Z: Issued 05/03/2011 $38,500.00 05/27/2011 Repeat  

Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001A Hazard: CHEMNEP

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(B): Information pertaining to the equipment in the process does not include piping and instrument diagrams (P&IDs). a.Outside Ammonia High Pressure Storage Tanks: On or about January 5, 2011, and at times prior thereto, the P&ID marked as JRS-6822-F-120.1, was not accurate since the P&ID indicated a pipe reduction from one inch to one-half inch and one-quarter inch at V-547. The pipe reduction did not exist in the field. b.Outside Ammonia High Pressure Storage Tanks: On or about January 5, 2011, and at times prior thereto, the P&ID marked as JRS-6822-F-120.1, was not accurate since a pipe reduction from a three inch pipe near V-574 that was observed in the field, was not included on the P&ID. c.Outside Ammonia High Pressure Storage Tanks: On or about January 5, 2011, and at times prior thereto, the P&ID marked as JRS-6822-F-120.1, was not accurate since the PV-042 on the P&ID was actually tagged as V-456 in the field. d.Outside Ammonia High Pressure Storage Tanks: On or about January 5, 2011, and at times prior thereto, the P&ID marked as JRS-6822-F-120.1, was not accurate since the P&ID did not contain a label for a gate valve which was tagged as V-589 in the field. e.Outside Ammonia High Pressure Storage Tanks: On or about January 5, 2011, and at times prior thereto, the P&ID marked as JRS-6822-F-120.1, was not accurate since the valves labeled as V-515 and V-514 on the P&ID, did not correspond to the identification tags observed in the field. f.Ammonia Low Pressure Storage: On or about January 5, 2011, and at times prior thereto, the P&ID marked as JRS-6825-F-161.1, was not accurate since a pressure valve (PV) actuator located near V-067 on the P&ID did not exist in the field. g.Ammonia Low Pressure Storage: On or about January 5, 2011, and at times prior thereto, the P&ID marked as JRS-6825-F-161.1, was not accurate since V-067 on the P&ID was not located in the same location in the field. h.Ammonia Low Pressure Storage: On or about January 5, 2011 and at times prior thereto, the P&ID marked as JRS-6825-F-161.8, was not accurate since a gate valve shown on the Unloading Line, "3" AL-901-SLA-903" did not exist in the field. i.Ammonia Low Pressure Storage: On or about January 5, 2011 and at times prior thereto, the P&ID marked as JRS-6825-F-161.8, was not accurate since a threaded cap shown on the Unloading Line, "3" AL-901-SLA-903" did not exist in the field. j.Ammonia Low Pressure Storage: On or about January 5, 2011 and at times prior thereto, the P&ID marked as JRS-6825-F-161.8, was not accurate since the temperature indicator (TI) 6800-7349 was actually located downstream of thetemperature element (TE) 6800-7350 on "4" AL-901-SLA-903". k.Ammonia Low Pressure Storage: On or about January 5, 2011 and at times prior thereto, the P&ID marked as JRS-6825-F-161.8, was not accurate since a pipe reduction from three inches to one-quarter inch shown between V-056 and V-055 did not exist in the field. l.Ammonia Low Pressure Storage: On or about January 5, 2011 and at times prior thereto, the P&ID marked as JRS-6825-F-161.8, was not accurate since a temperature point (TP) shown at "AMMONIA XFER PUMP" "JRS-6825-F-161.1" was not labeled on the P&ID. m.Ammonia Low Pressure Storage: On or about January 5, 2011 and at times prior thereto, the P&ID marked as JRS-6825-F-161.8, was not accurate since a temperature point (TP) shown at "RELIEF HEADER" "JRS-6825-F-161.7" was not labeled on either side of the P&ID. n.Ammonium Phosphate Plant #100-Granualtion: On or about January 5, 2011, and at times prior thereto, the P&ID marked as JRS-7011-F-122, was not accurate since valves labeled V-763 and V-764 on the P&ID, did not correspond to the identification tags observed in the field. o.Ammonium Phosphate Plant #100-Granualtion: On or about January 5, 2011, and at times prior thereto, the P&ID marked as JRS-7011-F-122, was not accurate since the P&ID did not indicate a pipe containing a gate valve and check valve which were located between V-763 and V-764 in the field. p.Ammonium Phosphate Plant #100-Granualtion: On or about January 5, 2011, and at times prior thereto, the P&ID marked as JRS-7011-F-122, was not accurate since the valve labeled as VR-053 on the P&ID, did not correspond to the identification tag of VR-052 observed in the field. q.Ammonium Phosphate Plant #100-Granualtion: On or about January 5, 2011, and at times prior thereto, the P&ID marked as JRS-7011-F-122, was not accurate since the P&ID did not contain V-768 which was observed in the field. r.Ammonium Phosphate Plant #100-Granualtion: On or about January 5, 2011, and at times prior thereto, the P&ID marked as JRS-7011-F-122, was not accurate since V- 768 was actually located downstream from the location indicated on the P&ID. s.Ammonium Phosphate Plant #100-Granualtion: On or about January 5, 2011, and at times prior thereto, the P&ID marked as JRS-7011-F-122, was not accurate since the P&ID did not contain complete pipe labeling or size indications. Several pipe labels on the P&ID contained notes such as: "1/2 " AL-066-P??-??-?" or "?" ??-079-P???- ??-?". t.Ammonium Phosphate Plant #100-Granulation Building: On or about January 5, 2011, and at times prior thereto, the P&ID marked as JRS-7015-F-128.1, was not accurate since the valves labeled 773, 774, 783 and 784 on the P&ID, did not correspond to the identification tags observed in the plant. u.Ammonia Loading Dock: On or about January 5, 2011, and at times prior thereto, the P&ID marked as JRS-8555-F-100.1, was not accurate since piping labeled as "3" AL-SLA-904" on the P&ID was observed to be a four-inch line in the field. The J.R. Simplot Company, was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in inspection number 314172024, citation 1, item 2A and was affirmed as a final order on November 8, 2010, with respect to a workplace located at 3630 Gateway Drive, Grand Forks, North Dakota. Note: Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item.

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