Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001B Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical: (a) Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, at Sekich tank battery, Weld County Road 13 and Weld County Road 32, Mead, CO: On and preceding 5/25/17, the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical. Crude oil was extracted from wells and stored in 300 barrel steel storage tanks at the Sekich tank battery. Employees of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Energes Services LLC, Unlimited Services LLC, Dominguez Welding LLC, and Complete Energy Services Inc were involved in the removal of the crude oil from the three crude oil tanks and the construction of new piping connecting the separator to crude oil tank #1. The crude oil tanks were labeled only with a National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) symbol, a No Trespassing sign with limited hazard information, and the identifier "crude oil". Anadarko Petroleum Corporation listed benzene as a component of crude oil in its Safety Data Sheet (SDS) and its hazard classification included flammable, irritant, and health effects, i.e. carcinogen and mutagen. The label elements included the pictograms for flammables, irritants, and health hazards, i.e. mutagen or carcinogen, and "may cause cancer". The NFPA label, No Trespassing sign with limited hazard information, or identifier "crude oil" did not inform workers of the hazards identified in the SDS. No other immediately available information at the tank battery alerted workers of the hazards identified in Anadarko Petroleum Corporation's SDS for crude oil. This condition exposed employees of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Energes Services LLC, Unlimited Services LLC, Dominguez Welding LLC, and Complete Energy Services Inc to a chemical hazard. (b) Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, at Sekich tank battery, Weld County Road 13 and Weld County Road 32, Mead, CO: On and preceding 5/25/17, the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical. Crude oil was extracted from wells. Production water was removed at the separator and stored in a fiberglass storage tank at the Sekich tank battery. Employees of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Energes Services LLC, Unlimited Services LLC, Dominguez Welding LLC, and Complete Energy Services Inc were involved in the removal of the production water from the tank and the construction of new piping connecting the separator to the production water tank. The production water tank was only labeled with the identifier "produced water". A sign outside the berm surrounding the tanks had a sign with "produced water" and a National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) symbol on it. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation listed benzene as a component of production water in its Safety Data Sheet (SDS) and its hazard classification included carcinogen and mutagen. The label elements included the pictogram for health hazards, i.e. mutagen or carcinogen, and "may cause cancer". The NFPA symbol or identifier "produced water" did not inform workers of the hazards identified in the SDS. No other immediately available information at the tank battery alerted workers of the hazards identified in Anadarko Petroleum Corporation's SDS for produced water. This condition exposed employees of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Energes Services LLC, Unlimited Services LLC, Dominguez Welding LLC, and Complete Energy Services Inc to a chemical hazard.