| Inspection Type |
Referral
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Health
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| Close Conference |
2014-11-18
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| Emphasis |
L: EISAOF, L: EISAX
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| Case Closed |
2014-12-29
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Related Activity
| Type |
Referral |
| Activity Nr |
905193 |
| Health |
Yes |
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 H02 II |
| Issuance Date |
2014-12-04 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-12-31 |
| Current Penalty |
2100.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
3500.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-12-23 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
5 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(ii): The employer did not provide information to the employees on operations in their work area where hazardous chemicals were present: a) For employees working at 2701 E 2nd Ave in Tampa, FL, opening horizontal tanks hatches to take temperature measurements and verify tank level containing hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to asphalt cement, polymer modified asphalt cement and B-720, as observed on or about 09/09/2014. Tank temperatures are over 300 degree Fahrenheit, temperature high enough to promote thermal cracking of sulfur containing compounds and the formation of hydrogen sulfide gas. |
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| Citation ID |
01001B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 H03 II |
| Issuance Date |
2014-12-04 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-12-31 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-12-23 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
5 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area: a) For employees working at 2701 E 2nd Ave Tampa, FL, opening horizontal tanks hatches to take temperature measurements and verify tank level containing hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to asphalt cement, polymer modified asphalt cement and B-720, as observed on or about 09/09/2014. Tank temperatures are over 300 degree Fahrenheit, temperature high enough to promote thermal cracking of sulfur containing compounds and the formation of hydrogen sulfide gas. |
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| Inspection Type |
Referral
|
| Scope |
Partial
|
| Safety/Health |
Safety
|
| Close Conference |
2014-07-24
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| Emphasis |
L: EISAOF
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| Case Closed |
2015-06-03
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Related Activity
| Type |
Referral |
| Activity Nr |
899227 |
| Safety |
Yes |
|
Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
5A0001 |
| Issuance Date |
2014-09-11 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2015-01-30 |
| Current Penalty |
2940.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
4900.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-10-06 |
| Nr Instances |
4 |
| Nr Exposed |
13 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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 employees were exposed to fire/explosion hazards from heated asphalt: For the facility at 2701 E. 2nd Ave., Tampa, FL 33605, an explosion occurred in an asphalt tank on 07/13/2014 and a fire occurred in an asphalt tank on 07/20/2014. The employer did not provide the following: a) Written safety and operating procedures were not available for operational functions such as, but not limited to, specifying what the minimum level in the tanks need to be prior to heating, specifying the time it takes for the tanks to heat up (depending on parameters such as, but not limited to, the type of tank, number of burners ignited, the liquid level, the starting temperature... etc.), and specifying that the hatch doors on the horizontal tanks are to be kept closed to prevent the flow of oxygen into the tanks or an external ignition source. b) Maintenance scheduling was not present to account for the frequent cleaning of the asphalt tanks so as to prevent the buildup of coke deposits inside of asphalt tanks that could result in fires. c) The Asphalt storage/processing tanks were missing safety interlocks/automation such as, but not limited to, the following: there were no temperature controls on the tanks to ensure that the contents of the tanks would not become too hot, vaporize, and create a fire/explosion hazard. d) Operators' stations contained liquid level gauges/indicators that were poorly labeled and promoted the possibility that an employee could easily read the wrong level gauge. |
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| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100038 B |
| Issuance Date |
2014-09-11 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-09-30 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
4200.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-10-06 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
13 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.38(b): An emergency action plan was not in writing, kept in the workplace, and available to employees for review: For the establishment at 2701 E. 2nd Ave., Tampa, FL 33605, as observed on or about 07/24/2014, a written emergency action plan containing the following procedures was not in writing and available to employees: a) Procedures for reporting a fire or other emergency b) Procedures for emergency evacuation including type of evacuation and exit route assignments c) Procedures to be followed by employees who remain to operate critical plant operations d) Procedures to account for all employees after evacuation e) Procedures to be followed by employees performing rescue or medical duties f) The name and job of every employee who may be contacted by employees who need more information about the plan or an explanation of their duties under the plan |
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| Citation ID |
01003 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100038 D |
| Issuance Date |
2014-09-11 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-10-16 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
4200.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-10-06 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
13 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.38(d): 29 CFR 1910.38(d): The employer did not have and maintain an employee alarm system with a distinctive signal for each purpose so that it complied with the requirements of 1910.165: a) For the establishment at 2701 E. 2nd Ave., Tampa, FL, as observed on or about 07/24/2014, an employee alarm system was not in place at the facility. |
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| Citation ID |
02001 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100146 C02 |
| Issuance Date |
2014-09-11 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-10-06 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
8 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces: a) For the facility at 2701 E. 2nd Ave., Tampa, FL 33605, as observed on or about 07/24/2014, horizontal asphalt emulsion tanks containing heated liquid asphalt and agitators were not posted as permit required confined spaces. |
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| Citation ID |
02002 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19100147 C04 I |
| Issuance Date |
2014-09-11 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2014-10-16 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2014-10-06 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section. a) For the facility at 2701 E. 2nd Ave., Tampa, FL 33605, as observed on or about 08/22/2014, employees performed maintenance and/or repair on equipment such as, but not limited to, motors, gear boxes, agitators, mills, burners, heat traces, and pumps containing hazardous energy sources in the form of 120VAC, 240VAC, and 480VAC electricity, high temperature, and mechanical moving parts. |
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