Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 1046309.015
Citation: 01003
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 10/07/2015 2
Initial Penalty: $4,900.00
Current Penalty: $2,940.00
Issuance Date: 08/20/2015
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 5
Related Event Code (REC):
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0419700
Contest Date:
Final Order: 09/15/2015
Emphasis:
Substance: 0170
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | P: Petition to Mod Abatement | $2,940.00 | 10/07/2015 | Serious | ||
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 09/15/2015 | $2,940.00 | 10/07/2015 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 08/20/2015 | $4,900.00 | 10/07/2015 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003 Hazard:
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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 in that employees were exposed to anhydrous ammonia releases from leaks or ruptures of undocumented and uninspected pressure vessels: a. On or about March 3, 2015, the employer did not maintain documentation for pressure vessels of the ammonia refrigeration system as required in the American National Standards Institute/International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration, ANSI/IIAR-2 Equipment, Design, and Installation of Ammonia Mechanical Refrigerating Systems and in the Provisions of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Rules, Section VIII, Division 1, in that there were no manufacturers nameplates and Manufacturer's Data Reports (Form U-1's) for the High Pressure Receiver, Low Temperature Vessel, Intercooler Vessel, Medium Receiver for the tunnel freezer and oil pots.