OSHA Inspection: PRAIRIE STATE GENERATING COMPANY, LLC

Issued

2014-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3060.00 · Current $3060.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(e):  The employer did not designate and train a sufficient number of persons to assist in the safe and orderly emergency evacuation of employees:     Employees were exposed to possible ammonia releases due to potential accidents involving a 60,000 gallon tank of anhydrous ammonia used as part of an emission control process.    The employer did not designate and train personnel to assist in the safe and orderly emergency evacuation process.

Issued

2014-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.165(d)(2): Tests of the reliability and adequacy of nonsupervised employee alarm systems were not made at least every two months:  Employees were exposed to ammonia releases from the emissions control system, and the company had not tested the reliability and adequacy of the alarm system in the past two months.

Issued

2014-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:  The employer did not identify portable fire extinguishers located in the Coal Yard Reclaim Tunnel area, exposing employees to potential thermal burn hazards.

Issued

2014-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): The date of the annual maintenance check of portable fire extinguishers was not recorded:  Instance a) Employees are exposed to thermal burns while working in the coal yard reclaim tunnel when one fire extinguisher annual maintenance check was not recorded   Instance b) Employees are exposed to thermal burns when a fire extinguisher in the Dry ESP #2B building did not have the annual maintenance check recorded