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Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
| Violation Items | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nr: 103342093 | Citation: 02014 | Issuance: 11/22/1994 | ReportingID: 0522500 | ||
| Viol Type: | Unclass | NrInstances: | 1 | Contest Date: | |
| Abatement Date: | 03/01/1996 X | Nr Exposed: | Final Order: | ||
| Initial Penalty: | REC: | Emphasis: | X | ||
| Current Penalty: | Gravity: | 10 | Haz Category: | CHEMICAL | |
Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 014 Hazard: CHEMICAL
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 Employee #1 was exposed to: .... The hazard of fires and explosions at the Shell Chemical Company Belpre Plant; K-1, as a result of process system design deficiencies and plant layout. Feasible and useful methods of correcting these hazards include, but are not limited to, the following: Design and install a new polymerization unit to the K-1 process incorporates appropriate industry guidelines and engineering standards, addressing process design features and plant layout.s