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Standard Cited: 19100119 J02 Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals.
Inspection Nr: 1468775.015
Citation: 02002A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 10/29/2020 2
Initial Penalty: $134,937.00
Current Penalty: $137,437.00
Issuance Date: 09/11/2020
Nr Instances: 11
Nr Exposed: 6
Related Event Code (REC): A;R
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0317300
Contest Date: 10/02/2020
Final Order: 01/25/2022
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 01/25/2022 | $137,437.00 | 10/29/2020 | Serious | |
| Penalty | C: Contested | 10/06/2020 | $134,937.00 | 10/29/2020 | Willful | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 09/11/2020 | $134,937.00 | 10/29/2020 | Willful |
Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 002A Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.119(j)(2): The employer did not establish or implement written procedures to maintain the on-going integrity of process equipment: a) Delaware City Refinery, 4550 Wrangle Hill Road, Delaware City, DE, 19706 Desulfurization Unit, Train 4, Heater 29-H-4, and at the Hip Tubes within the SW Radiant Section: On or about March 12, 2020, the employer failed to establish written procedures for detailed visual inspections of tubes that were sufficient to maintain the ongoing integrity of the process, in that the procedures (found at Section 9.4 of IGP-5D Inspection of Fired Heaters) did not make such inspections mandatory, and did not either (i) specify that all tubes, and not just a subset of the tubes, must be inspected, or (ii) analyze what a representative sample of the tubes would be to assess condition of tubes in entire heater. i) Delaware City Refinery, 4550 Wrangle Hill Road, Delaware City, DE, 19706 Desulfurization Unit, Train 4, Heater 29-H-4, and at the Hip Tubes within the SW Radiant Section: On or about March 12, 2020, the employer failed to establish written procedures for conducting detailed thermographic internal inspections of heater tubes along their lengths and at return bends that were sufficient to maintain the integrity of the process, in that the procedures (found at Section 9.3.4 through 9.4.1 of MI-1002- Application of Infrared Thermography) did not make such inspections mandatory, and did not either (i) specify that all tubes, and not just a subset of the tubes, must be inspected, or (ii) analyze what a representative sample of the tubes would be to assess condition of tubes in entire heater. j) Delaware City Refinery, 4550 Wrangle Hill Road, Delaware City, DE, 19706 Desulfurization Unit, Train 4, Heater 29-H-4, and the Hip Tubes within the SW Radiant Section: On or about March 12, 2020, the employer failed to establish written procedures for calculating the remaining life projection for eventual creep and stress rupture of heater tubes along their lengths and at return bends that were sufficient to maintain the integrity of the process, in that the procedures (found at Section 9.5.1 through 9.5.3 of IGP-5D Inspection of Fired Heaters) did not make such inspections mandatory, and did not either (i) specify that all tubes, and not just a subset of the tubes, must be inspected, or (ii) analyze what a representative sample of the tubes would be to assess condition of tubes in entire heater.