Lone Star Specialties, LLC, Lone Star, Texas

The employer is contesting an eight-item serious citation in twelve parts and a penalty of $62,084. The serious citation includes the alleged violations of 29 C.1910.106(b)(2)(ii)(a), for failure to maintain a distance between any two flammable liquid storage tanks of at least 3 feet; 29 C.F.R. 1910.106(b)(6), for failure to take precautions, in locations where flammable vapors may be present, to prevent ignition by eliminating or controlling sources of ignition; and 29 C.F.R. 1910.252(a)(2)(iv), for failure to ensure that cutting or welding was not permitted in areas before the areas were inspected by the individual responsible for authorizing cutting and ...