OSHA Inspection: PRAIRIE STATE GENERATING COMPANY, LLC

Issued

2014-10-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5670.00 · Current $3969.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3)(iv): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit entry operations, including providing for purging, inerting, flushing, or ventilating the permit space as necessary to eliminate or control atmospheric hazards.      On 4-17-14, employees were exposed to ozone inhalation while working in the permit required confined space identified as the 2B ID Fan, and the employer did not develop the means, procedures, and practices necessary for purging, inerting, flushing, or ventilating the permit space as necessary to eliminate or control the employees exposure to the ozone hazards.

Issued

2014-10-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5670.00 · Current $3969.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4)(i):  Under the permit-confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not provide, at no cost to the employees, testing and monitoring equipment needed to comply with 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5):    On 4-17-14, employees were exposed to ozone inhalation while working in the permit required confined space identified as the 2B ID Fan, and the employer did not provide testing equipment to assess employee's exposure to the ozone hazards.

Issued

2014-10-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5670.00 · Current $3969.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.269(d)(2)(iv): The energy control procedure did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, responsibility, authorization, rules, and techniques to be applied to the control of hazardous energy:      On or about 4-17-14, three employees were exposed to ozone while working in the permit required confined space identified as the 2B ID Fan, and the employer's written energy control procedure did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, responsibility, and techniques to be applied to the control an electrical precipitator which generated the ozone.

Issued

2014-10-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5670.00 · Current $3969.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.269(d)(2)(v): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the provisions of paragraph (d) of this section are being followed:      On or about 4-17-14, three employees were exposed to ozone while working in the permit required confined space identified as the 2B ID, and the employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedures and provisions of paragraph (d) of  29 CFR 1910.269 were being followed.

Issued

2014-10-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5670.00 · Current $3969.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.269(d)(6)(iii): All energy isolating devices needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment were not physically located and/or operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from energy sources:      On or about 4-17-14, three employees were exposed to ozone while working in the permit required confined space identified as the 2B ID, and the employer did apply an energy isolating device needed to isolate the Dry ESP operation.

Issued

2014-10-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5670.00 · Current $3969.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.269(d)(6)(vii): Before starting work on machines or equipment that have been locked out or tagged out, the authorized employee did not verify that isolation and de-energizing of the machine or equipment had been accomplished:      On or about 4-17-14, three employees were exposed to ozone while working in the permit required confined space identified as the 2B ID, and the authorized employee did verify that isolation was conducted as needed to isolate the Dry ESP operation.

Issued

2014-10-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4131.00 · Current $2891.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(3)(iv): The process hazard analysis did not address the consequences of failure of engineering and administrative controls:    On or about 4-14-14, the employer's process hazard analysis did not address the consequences of failure of the deluge system to control employee exposure to anhydrous ammonia.

Issued

2014-10-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4131.00 · Current $2891.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1): The employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process.      On or about 4-14-14, the employer did not develop and implement written operating procedures that provided clear instructions for the removal of ammonia during a line breaking procedure for the replacement of a hydrostatic relief valve (0-BS-V950).