TranslateViolation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
| Violation Items | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nr: 101320612 | Citation: 02051 | Issuance: 11/08/1990 | ReportingID: 0522000 | ||
| Viol Type: | Willful | NrInstances: | 1 | Contest Date: | |
| Abatement Date: | 11/11/1990 X | Nr Exposed: | 1 | Final Order: | |
| Initial Penalty: | $10,000.00 | REC: | A | Emphasis: | X |
| Current Penalty: | $10,000.00 | Gravity: | 08 | Haz Category: | EXPLOSION |
| Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Event | Date | Penalty | Abatement | Type | FTA Insp | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 11/08/1990 | $10,000.00 | 11/11/1990 | Willful | ||
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 11/13/1990 | $10,000.00 | 11/11/1990 | Willful | ||
Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 051 Hazard: EXPLOSION
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 were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to: a) Employees in and around the resin building (buildings 28 and 28A) including Laboratory - Employee #15 were exposed on and before July 19, 1990, to the increased hazards of fire and explosion due to the release of flammable materials (including PX solvent vapors) from the kettles in that: See descriptive paragraph in item 1 above (incorporated by reference)