| Inspection Type |
Complaint
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Safety
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| Close Conference |
2012-10-31
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| Emphasis |
N: CHEMNEP, L: FORKLIFT
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| Case Closed |
2014-02-10
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Related Activity
| Type |
Complaint |
| Activity Nr |
638530 |
| Safety |
Yes |
| Health |
Yes |
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
5A0001 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-03-07 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-09-29 |
| Current Penalty |
1850.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-04-12 |
| Nr Instances |
15 |
| Nr Exposed |
15 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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 employees were exposed to potential catastrophic releases of anhydrous ammonia, fire hazards, and high pressure explosion hazards: For the All-Temp Storage facility at 625 W. Bridgers Ave., Auburndale, FL 33823, as observed on or about 10/31/2013, employees were exposed to potential catastrophic releases of anhydrous ammonia, fire hazards, and high pressure explosion hazards due to the following conditions: a) Pressurized ammonia liquid and vapor lines in engine rooms #1,#3, and #4 were significantly corroded and in need of replacement. Paint was flaking off revealing significant corrosion underneath. b) High pressure receiver located outdoors of engine room #1 had paint flaking off and was rusting/corroding underneath. c) Pressure vessels in engine room #3 had damaged insulation and moisture and icing accumulation/intrusion underneath the damaged insulation. A vapor seal for insulated ammonia lines and pressure vessels was not maintained. d) Significant icing and moisture accumulation was present on ammonia lines and vessels in engine rooms #1, #3, and #4. e) Engine room #4 was located outdoors, exposing its compressors, pressure vessels, and piping to weathering resulting in significant insulation damage and corrosion. f) Many ammonia high pressure and low pressure lines throughout the facility were not marked to indicate direction of flow or physical state of ammonia inside piping lines. g) Compressors were inadequately labeled, in that, manufacturer model and serial numbers, year of manufacturer, hydrostatic test pressure, maximum allowable working pressure, refrigerant type, and rotation speed (RPMs) and information were not clear and able to be read from the compressor nameplates. h) In engine room #3, insulation was damaged on ammonia lines or missing altogether. Ammonia lines and equipment had severe icing and were corroded. i) Working ammonia detectors/sensors that were interlocked to alarms and interlocked to shut off unclassified electrical equipment were not present in engine rooms #1, #3, and #4. j) In engine room #1, an alarm for the failure of the ventilation fan was not present, and in engine room #3, no ventilation was present to remove air through and out of the engine room. Electrical equipment in all engine rooms was not rated for hazardous ammonia atmospheres. k) Pressure relief valves for all equipment associated with engine room #1 were not inspected and refurbished/replaced at the service intervals depicted on their nametags, and multiple pressure relief valves throughout the facility were missing their service nametags. l) Pressure relief valve discharge piping for engine room/system #1 was relieved to atmosphere only 5-10 ft. horizontally from a wall opening for engine room #1 (which was a ventilation intake for the engine room). The vent discharge was pointed downward into an isolated area beside engine room #1's exterior wall, containing an air intake opening for vapors to re-enter the engine room in event of an ammonia release. m) Pressure relief valve discharge piping for engine room/system #4 was relieved to atmosphere directly adjacent to the engine room at a height of only 2 feet above the engine room overhang roof (engine room #4 was not located inside a building, but rather outside with no walls). The overhang roof was only approximately 10 feet in height at the relief vent location. In event of a discharge, employees in the area of engine room #4 would likely be exposed to an ammonia cloud and potential IDLH ammonia concentrations. n) A preventative maintenance/inspection program was not in place to include regular inspection intervals for all equipment followed by replacement of damaged, defective, or due for service components. Components such as, but not limited to, pressure relief valves and ammonia pressure relief venting lines were out of service and inadequately designed/located. Piping and pressure vessels such as, but not limited to, ammonia accumulators, intercoolers, receivers, valves, and piping were corroded, had damaged insulation, and were in need of repair or replacement. Ammonia leaks were also present in coolers due to damaged/leaking strainers. |
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| Citation ID |
01002A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100038 A |
| Issuance Date |
2013-03-07 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-05-31 |
| Current Penalty |
1850.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-04-12 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
15 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.38(a)(1): The emergency action plan required by 29 CFR 1910.157(a) or (b) when the employer has elected to partially or totally evacuate the workplace in the event of a fire emergency, or required by 29 CFR 1910.160(c)(1), did not cover the designated actions that the employer or employees must take to ensure employee safety from the fire and other emergencies: a) For the All-Temp Storage facility at 625 W. Bridgers Ave., Auburndale, FL 33823, as observed on or about 10/31/2013, employees were confused on evacuation alarms and procedures to be followed, and specific procedures for evacuation were not in place and documented such as, but not limited to: 1. Procedures for report and fire, ammonia release, or other emergency 2. Procedures for emergency evacuation; including exit route assignment and type of evacuation. 3. Procedures to be followed by employees who remain to operate critical plant operations before they evacuate. 4. Procedures to account for all employees after evacuation 5. Procedures to be followed by employees performing rescue or other medical duties |
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| Citation ID |
01002B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 D01 III |
| Issuance Date |
2013-03-07 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-05-31 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-04-12 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant chemical state and physical form: a) For the All-Temp Storage facility at 625 W. Bridgers Ave., Auburndale, FL 33823, as observed on or about 10/31/2013, employees were exposed to potential immediately dangerous to life and health (ILDH) atmospheres due to anhydrous ammonia leaks while draining oil from oil pots in engine rooms and from ammonia leak sources from failed equipment and piping such as, but not limited to, leaking strainers and other sources which occurred on a continual basis. Respirators such as NIOSH certified full face piece pressure demand SCBA with a minimum service life of thirty minutes were not available. The only respirators available at the facility were N-95 filtering face piece respirators for particulates on a voluntary basis. |
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| Citation ID |
01002C |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 H03 III |
| Issuance Date |
2013-03-07 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-05-31 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-04-12 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iii): Employee training did not include the measures employees can take to protect themselves from chemical hazards, including specific procedures the employer had implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures and personal protective equipment to be used: a) For the All-Temp Storage facility at 625 W. Bridgers Ave., Auburndale, FL 33823, as observed on or about 10/31/2013, employees worked around ammonia leak sources at oil drains on a continual basis and around ammonia leak sources from failed equipment and piping such as, but not limited to, leaking strainers and other equipment as needed. Employees were not trained on specific work practice and emergency procedures for anhydrous ammonia leaks, nor were employees trained on specific procedures for personal protective equipment to be worn. Suitable respirators for potential immediately dangerous to life and health (ILDH) atmospheres were not available to employees performing oil drains, working in engine rooms, or for maintenance and response to ammonia leaks. |
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| Citation ID |
01003A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100147 C04 II |
| Issuance Date |
2013-03-07 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-04-30 |
| Current Penalty |
1320.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2000.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-04-12 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
15 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): The energy control procedures did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, including, but not limited to Items of this section: a) For the All-Temp Storage facility at 625 W. Bridgers Ave., Auburndale, FL 33823, as observed on or about 10/31/2013, Lockout tagout procedures in place did not require that all energy sources be tested prior to use, in order to ensure that all energy sources had been isolated/de-energized. |
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| Citation ID |
01003B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100147 C06 I B |
| Issuance Date |
2013-03-07 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-04-30 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-04-12 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
15 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)(B): The periodic inspection of the energy control procedure was not conducted to correct any deviations or inadequacies identified: a) For the All-Temp Storage facility at 625 W. Bridgers Ave., Auburndale, FL 33823, as observed on or about 10/31/2013, annual inspections/audits of lock-out tag-out procedures were not conducted to ensure that deficiencies were corrected. |
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| Citation ID |
01004 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100151 C |
| Issuance Date |
2013-03-07 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-05-06 |
| Current Penalty |
1850.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-04-12 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
15 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use: a) For the All-Temp Storage facility at 625 W. Bridgers Ave., Auburndale, FL 33823, as observed on or about 10/31/2013, eyewash stations and showers were not present in and directly outside of ammonia refrigeration engine rooms to provide quick drenching and flushing facilities for employees in event of exposure to anhydrous ammonia. |
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| Citation ID |
01005A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100177 D01 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-03-07 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-04-30 |
| Current Penalty |
1320.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2000.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-04-12 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.177(d)(1): The employer did not furnish a restraining device for employees to use while inflating tires on multi-piece wheels: a) For the All-Temp Storage facility at 625 W. Bridgers Ave., Auburndale, FL 33823, as observed on or about 10/31/2013, employees inflated multi-piece rim wheels on yard dog trucks and no cage or other restraining device was present. |
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| Citation ID |
01005B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100177 D04 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-03-07 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-04-30 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-04-12 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.177(d)(4): The employer did not furnish or assure that employees use an air- line assembly which includes a clip-on chuck, an inline valve with a pressure gauge or a pre-settable regulator, and a sufficient length of hose between the clip-on chuck and the inline valve which allows the employee to stand outside the trajectory while inflating tires on rim wheels: a) For the All-Temp Storage facility at 625 W. Bridgers Ave., Auburndale, FL 33823, as observed on or about 10/31/2013, employees inflated single piece rims/wheels on yard dog trucks. Employees had to stand right next to the tires to start adding air pressure since there was no remote activating device/inline valve or presettable regulator, and were exposed to potential injury from tire ruptures. |
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| Citation ID |
01006 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100178 L01 II |
| Issuance Date |
2013-03-07 |
| Current Penalty |
1000.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
1600.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-04-12 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
15 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a power industrial truck: a) For the All-Temp Storage facility at 625 W. Bridgers Ave., Auburndale, FL 33823, as observed on or about 10/31/2013, employees who operated propane/LP gas forklifts had not received training on the safe operation of forklifts. |
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| Citation ID |
01007 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100178 Q07 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-03-07 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-03-19 |
| Current Penalty |
1320.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2000.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-04-12 |
| Nr Instances |
3 |
| Nr Exposed |
15 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service and on a daily basis, nor were they removed from service when defects were present: For the propane forklifts (yard dogs) used at All-Temp Storage facility located at 625 W. Bridgers Ave. in Auburndale (FL), as observed on or about 10/31/2012. Inspections were not being conducted before being placed in service to ensure that no operational and safety defects were present: a) at least one seat belt on a yard dog was broken; b) windshield wipers were inoperable; and, c) one headlight was broken. |
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| Citation ID |
02001 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-03-07 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-04-30 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-04-12 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: a)For the All-Temp Storage facility at 625 W. Bridgers Ave., Auburndale, FL 33823, as observed on or about 10/31/2013, a written hazardous communications program was not available for all hazardous chemicals used on site such as, but not limited to alkalide CS609, bleach, and CS 100 Sanitizer. |
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