Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100119 G01 I Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals.
Inspection Nr: 1006896.015
Citation: 01005A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 12/05/2016 2
Initial Penalty: $7,000.00
Current Penalty: $7,000.00
Issuance Date: 04/20/2015
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 11
Related Event Code (REC): R
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0111400
Contest Date: 05/11/2015
Final Order: 11/04/2016
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 11/04/2016 | $7,000.00 | 12/05/2016 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 05/13/2015 | $7,000.00 | 06/09/2015 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 04/20/2015 | $7,000.00 | 06/09/2015 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 005A Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.119(g)(1)(i): The employer did not train each employee before being involved in operating a newly assigned process in the operating procedures as specified in paragraph (f) of this section. Jobsite: Tank Farm, including Reclamation Shed The employer did not adequately train employees in safe operating procedures. A newly assigned and inadequately trained employee mistakenly allowed the return of propellant to the wrong tank, thereby causing the tank to overflow and release highly flammable propellant to the atmosphere.