Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 100738426
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 09/12/1986 X
Initial Penalty: $720.00
Current Penalty: $720.00
Issuance Date: 07/28/1986
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 10
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity:
Report ID: 0626300
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Emphasis:
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: CONFINED
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from the recognized hazard of potential oxygen deficient atmosphere /or inhalation of toxic gases or vapors in a confined space: a) Employees entering frac tanks located at a gas well known as Hansell Well Number Two just off FM Road 31 approximately ten miles southeast of Marshall in Harrison County, Texas. The hazard could be corrected by methods such as providing air supplied respirators, testing confined space atmosphere before entry, proper forced air ventilation of the confined space, adequate training of employees or by following procedures outlined in American National Standard Institute (ANSI) Standard Z117.1 "Safety Requirement for Working in Tanks and Other Confined Spaces". (Copy enclosed)
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