Inspection Detail

Inspection: 114117344 - Standard Tank Cleaning Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Parsippany Area Office

Inspection Nr: 114117344

Report ID: 0214200

Date Opened: 06/02/1992

Site Address:
Standard Tank Cleaning Corp.
1 Ingham Ave
Bayonne, NJ 07002

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4491

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/24/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/02/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	901840082	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5			4		9
Current Violations	5			4		9
Initial Penalty	$25,000	$0	$0	$3,000	$0	$28,000
Current Penalty	$12,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,500
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19150012 A01	11/25/1992	11/30/1992	$2,500	$5,000	$0	12/14/1992	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Serious	19150012 B01	11/25/1992	11/30/1992	$2,500	$5,000	$0	12/14/1992	J - ALJ Decision
3.	01003	Serious	19150013 A02	11/25/1992	11/30/1992	$2,500	$5,000	$0	12/14/1992	J - ALJ Decision
4.	01004	Serious	19150013 A03	11/25/1992	11/30/1992	$2,500	$5,000	$0	12/14/1992	J - ALJ Decision
5.	01005	Serious	19150099 E02	11/25/1992	11/30/1992	$2,500	$5,000	$0	12/14/1992	J - ALJ Decision
6.	02001	Other	19030002 A01	11/25/1992	11/30/1992	$0	$1,000	$0	12/14/1992	J - ALJ Decision
7.	02002	Other	19040002 A	11/25/1992	12/28/1992	$0	$0	$0	12/14/1992	J - ALJ Decision
8.	02003	Other	19150007 A02	11/25/1992	12/28/1992	$0	$1,000	$0	12/14/1992	J - ALJ Decision
9.	02004	Other	19150007 C02	11/25/1992	11/30/1992	$0	$1,000	$0	12/14/1992	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170118749

Event: 06/02/1992

Employees injured by inhaling gasoline vapors

Employees #1 and #2 were shoveling muck at the bottom of a 31 foot gasoline tank compartment when they were overcome by gasoline vapors and had to be rescued. One worker lost consciousness and the other became semi-conscious. Both were hospitalized. Subsequent investigation revealed that no environmental checks of the tank -- LEL, oxygen, or PEL -- had been performed, no marine chemist had inspected the tank (as required), and no competent person performed checks. Employees were not trained in hazard communication regulations, and no respiratory protection was provided. One of the overcome workers who attempted to rescue his employee did not ensure that an adequate attended lifeline was available. An additional causal factor was that mechanical ventilation, supplied at the beginning of the operation, was turned off.

Keywords: LONGSHORING, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, LIFELINE, CONFINED SPACE, PPE, WORK RULES, INHALATION, GASOLINE, TANK, UNTRAINED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114117344			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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