At 2:00 p.m. on September 20, 2019, an employee was inside of a 10,000-gallon fiberglass gasoline storage tank and was draining some brine water while cleaning the tank. The employee used a drill while inside the tank and ignited the gasoline vapors, exploding it and setting it on fire. The employee was caught in the explosion and was killed. The environmental company has received seven (7) serious and one (1) willful citations totaling $204,353.
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Violation Summary
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| Current Violations | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| Initial Penalty | $85,015 | $119,338 | $0 | $0 | $204,353 |
| Current Penalty | $85,015 | $119,338 | $0 | $0 | $204,353 |
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Contest | LastEvent |
| 1. | 01001 | Serious |
19261204 C04 – Purging, inerting, flushing, or ventilating the permit space as necessary to eliminate or control atmospheric hazards; |
03/18/2020 | 03/30/2020 | $12,145 | $12,145 | 04/08/2020 | – |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious |
19261204 D01 – Testing and monitoring equipment needed to comply with paragraph (e) of this section; |
03/18/2020 | 03/30/2020 | $12,145 | $12,145 | 04/08/2020 | – |
| 3. | 01003 | Serious |
19261204 D02 – Ventilating equipment needed to obtain acceptable entry conditions |
03/18/2020 | 03/30/2020 | $12,145 | $12,145 | 04/08/2020 | – |
| 4. | 01004 | Serious |
19261204 E01- Test conditions in the permit space to determine if acceptable entry conditions exist before changes to the space’s natural ventilation are made, and before entry is authorized to begin, except that, if an employer demonstrates that isolation of the space is infeasible because the space is large or is part of a continuous system (such as a sewer), the employer must: … |
03/18/2020 | 03/30/2020 | $12,145 | $12,145 | 04/08/2020 | – |
| 5. | 01005 | Serious |
19261204 E02 – Continuously monitor atmospheric hazards unless the employer can demonstrate that the equipment for continuously monitoring a hazard is not commercially available or that periodic monitoring is of sufficient frequency to ensure that the atmospheric hazard is being controlled at safe levels. If continuous monitoring is not used, periodic monitoring is required with sufficient frequency to ensure that acceptable entry conditions are being maintained during the course of entry operations; |
03/18/2020 | 03/30/2020 | $12,145 | $12,145 | 04/08/2020 | – |
| 6. | 01006 | Serious |
19261211 C02 – The other end of the retrieval line must be attached to a mechanical device or fixed point outside the permit space in such a manner that rescue can begin as soon as the rescuer becomes aware that rescue is necessary. A mechanical device must be available to retrieve personnel from vertical type permit spaces more than 5 feet (1.52 meters) deep. |
03/18/2020 | 03/30/2020 | $12,145 | $12,145 | 04/08/2020 | – |
| 7. | 01007 | Serious |
19261211 C03 – Equipment that is unsuitable for retrieval must not be used, including, but not limited to, retrieval lines that have a reasonable probability of becoming entangled with the retrieval lines used by other authorized entrants, or retrieval lines that will not work due to the internal configuration of the permit space. |
03/18/2020 | 03/30/2020 | $12,145 | $12,145 | 04/08/2020 | – |
| 8. | 02001 | Willful |
19261210 B – Verifies, by checking that the appropriate entries have been made on the permit, that all tests specified by the permit have been conducted and that all procedures and equipment specified by the permit are in place before endorsing the permit and allowing entry to begin; |
03/18/2020 | 03/30/2020 | $119,338 | $119,338 | 04/08/2020 | – |
| 9. | 03001 | Other |
19261206 F – Each person, by name, currently serving as an attendant; |
03/18/2020 | 03/30/2020 | $0 | $0 | 04/08/2020 | – |
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