Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 315723312
Citation: 01008
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 12/31/2013 X
Initial Penalty: $7,000.00
Current Penalty: $7,000.00
Issuance Date: 05/01/2012
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 6
Related Event Code (REC): R
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0626700
Contest Date: 05/25/2012
Final Order: 02/15/2013
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | J: ALJ Decision | 02/15/2013 | $7,000.00 | 12/31/2013 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 05/01/2012 | $7,000.00 | 06/04/2012 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 008 Hazard: CHEMNEP
29 CFR 1910.119(j)(6)(iii): The employer did not assure that maintenance materials, spare parts and equipment were suitable for the process application for which they were used: a)This condition was most recently observed at E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, in Beaumont, TX, in the Aniline Unit, where the employer did not ensure that maintenance materials, spare parts and equipment were suitable for the process when the incorrect gasket was installed on the steam jet nozzle of a PSM critical vacuum jet and as a result, the Purge Column in the Aniline Unit over pressurize and relieve it's contents to atmosphere.