Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100119 F01 Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals.
Inspection Nr: 1521774.015
Citation: 01010
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 08/03/2022 4
Initial Penalty: $13,653.00
Current Penalty: $13,653.00
Issuance Date: 11/08/2021
Nr Instances: 3
Nr Exposed: 25
Related Event Code (REC):
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0215300
Contest Date: 12/01/2021
Final Order: 08/15/2022
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 08/15/2022 | $13,653.00 | 08/03/2022 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 12/06/2021 | $13,653.00 | 08/03/2022 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 11/08/2021 | $13,653.00 | 08/03/2022 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 010 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1): The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information: Instance a) On or about May 12, 2021 at Limetree Bay Refining, LLC., Delayed Coker Unit (DCU) - The employer failed to develop and implement written operating procedures to manage and address abnormal coke drum conditions including, but not limited to, low-temperature drums with incompletely coked contents, i.e. "Tarry Drum," a short run coke drum, and/or a partial or fully unquenched coke drum. Instance b) On or about May 12, 2021 at Limetree Bay Refining, LLC., Delayed Coker Unit (DCU) - The employer failed to implement the written operating procedure DCU OP-401 "Delayed Coker Unit - Coke Drum Preparation, Switching, Drum Quenching, Drum Draining, and Drum Unheading" when the requirement for the Structure and Console Operators to sign-off each step of the in-hand procedure as it was performed was not practiced or enforced. Instance c) On or about May 12, 2021 at Limetree Bay Refining, LLC., Delayed Coker Unit (DCU) - The employer failed to implement the written operating procedure GENERIC OPERATING PROCEDURE 0000-588 "Shift Handover" when supervisory staff were not available to conduct shift handover discussions and did not ensure that Operators completed the shift log.