Text For Citation: 03 Item/Group: 009A Hazard: REFINERY

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(3)(i) The process hazard analysis shall address: The hazards of the process; A. The employer did not ensure process hazard analysis (PHA's) addressed hazards based upon the process safety information for the equipment in the process. This violation was identified during inspections of the facility from November 2009 to March 2010, Silver Eagle Refining Inc., 2355 South 1100 West, Woods Cross, UT, 84087. During an inspection of COL 10201 on December 22, 2009, inspection records verified that this vessel was operating at a pressure of 25 psi which exceeds the maximum allowable working pressure (MAWP). As stated in document MDDW 1-UOSH-134, MAWP for COL 10201 is 20 psi. Documents provided indicated that operation at 25 psi was common. PHA's did not identify equipment limitations in the process safety information which should have resulted in a change in operating conditions or a replacement of the equipment such that the equipment could be safely operated per industry good practice. By not addressing hazards based on process safety information, employees may be exposed to serious injury or death. This may be a system-wide occurrence that requires evaluation of all PSI and PHA's facility wide. B. The employer did not ensure process hazard analysis (PHA's) addressed hazards based upon the process safety information for the equipment in the process. This violation was identified during inspections of the facility from November 2009 to March 2010, Silver Eagle Refining Inc., 2355 South 1100 West, Woods Cross, UT, 84087. During an inspection of COL 10204 on December 22, 2009, inspection records verified that the equipment was operating at pressure and temperature (25 psi & 550 F) which "exceeds design temperature and pressure (20 psi & 490 F)". PHA's did not identify equipment limitations in the process safety information which should have resulted in a change in operating conditions or a replacement of the equipment such that the equipment could be safely operated per industry good practice. By not addressing hazards based on process safety information, employees may be exposed to serious injury or death. This may be a system-wide occurrence that requires evaluation of all PSI and PHA's facility wide. C. The employer did not ensure process hazard analysis (PHA's) addressed hazards based upon the process safety information for the equipment in the process. This violation was identified during inspections of the facility from November 2009 to March 2010, Silver Eagle Refining Inc., 2355 South 1100 West, Woods Cross, UT, 84087. During an inspection of COL 10205 on December 11, 2009, inspection records verified that the "vessel has and (sic) design temperature of 490 F and operates at 550F without documentation of a rerate". PHA's did not identify equipment limitations in the process safety information which should have resulted in a change in operating conditions, re-rating, or a replacement of the equipment such that the equipment could be safely operated per industry good practice. By not addressing hazards based on process safety information, employees may be exposed to serious injury or death. This may be a system-wide occurrence that requires evaluation of all PSI and PHA's facility wide. D. The employer did not ensure process hazard analysis (PHA's) addressed hazards based upon the process safety information for the equipment in the process. This violation was identified during inspections of the facility from November 2009 to March 2010, SilverEagle Refining Inc., 2355 South 1100 West, Woods Cross, UT, 84087. During an inspection of EXC 10210 on January 8, 2010, inspection records verified that the "Operating pressure and temperature (180 psi & 450 F) exceeds design pressure and temperature (75 psi & 300 F)." PHA's did not identify equipment limitations in the process safety information which should have resulted in a change in operating conditions, rerating, or a replacement of the equipment such that the equipment could be safely operated per industry good practice. By not addressing hazards based on process safety information, employees may be exposed to serious injury or death. This may be a system-wide occurrence that requires evaluation of all PSI and PHA's facility wide.