| Inspection Type |
Fat/Cat
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Safety
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| Close Conference |
2018-11-18
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| Case Closed |
2020-07-30
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Related Activity
| Type |
Accident |
| Activity Nr |
1401870 |
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
5A0001 |
| Issuance Date |
2019-05-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2019-05-31 |
| Current Penalty |
50000.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
13260.0 |
| Contest Date |
2019-05-31 |
| Final Order |
2020-03-09 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Accident |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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 was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees while treating magnesium powder in water. (a) New Stab Building: On or about November 17, 2018 and at times prior, an explosion occurred while employees were treating 9,210 lbs. of magnesium powder while dumping it into a steel lined bin, reacting it in water, and mixing it with an excavator bucket. Note: Abatement documentation and certification is required for this item. Feasible and acceptable means of abatement for this item may include, but may not be limited to, practices found in the consensus standards for the production and handling of combustible metals, including the NFPA 484 - Standard for Combustible Metals (approved May 24, 2018), and new or revised industry standards and recommended practices and guides implemented by Respondent to identify and mitigate hazard associated with conforming and non-conforming was present in the treatment stream. |
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| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100120 B04 II A |
| Issuance Date |
2019-05-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2019-05-31 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
13260.0 |
| Contest Date |
2019-05-31 |
| Final Order |
2020-03-09 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Accident |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.120(b)(4)(ii)(A): The site safety and health plan did not, at a minimum, contain a safety and health risk or hazard analysis for each site task and operation found in the workplace: (a) New Stab Building: On or about November 17, 2018 and at times prior, employees were treating 9210 lbs. of magnesium dust by dumping it into a steel lined bin and reacting the magnesium in water. The reaction produces magnesium oxide and flammable hydrogen gas. Note: Abatement documentation and certification is required for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
01003 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100120 J02 V |
| Issuance Date |
2019-05-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2019-05-31 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
13260.0 |
| Contest Date |
2019-05-31 |
| Final Order |
2020-03-09 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Accident |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.120(j)(2)(v): In areas where drums or containers were being opened, and there was a reasonable possibility of flammable atmospheres being present, material handling equipment and hand tools were not of the type to prevent sources of ignition: (a) New Stab Building: On or about November 17, 2018 and at times prior, employees were opening 43 drums of magnesium powder that has the potential for ignition in air. The hand tools that were being used were not non-sparking. Note: Abatement documentation and certification is required for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
01004A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100132 D01 |
| Issuance Date |
2019-05-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2019-05-31 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
13260.0 |
| Contest Date |
2019-05-31 |
| Final Order |
2020-03-09 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Accident |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE): (a) New Stab Building: On or about November 17, 2018 and at times prior, employees wear Tyvek coveralls while performing the treatment of combustible magnesium dust and are exposed to flammable hydrogen gas. Note: Abatement documentation and certification is required for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
01004B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100132 D02 |
| Issuance Date |
2019-05-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2019-05-31 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Contest Date |
2019-05-31 |
| Final Order |
2020-03-09 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Accident |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed: (a) New Stab Building: On or about November 17, 2018 and at times prior, employees wear Tyvek coveralls while performing the treatment of combustible magnesium dust and are exposed to flammable hydrogen gas. Note: Abatement documentation and certification is required for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
01005 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100307 C |
| Issuance Date |
2019-05-06 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2019-05-31 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
13260.0 |
| Contest Date |
2019-05-31 |
| Final Order |
2020-03-09 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Accident |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location: (a) New Stab Building: On or about November 17, 2018 and at times prior, employees were treating 9210 lbs. of flammable magnesium dust by dumping it into a steel lined bin and reacting the magnesium in water. The reaction produces magnesium oxide and flammable hydrogen gas. Note: Abatement documentation and certification is required for this item. |
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