EPA v. COLEMAN TRUCKING, INC.

Case summary

THIS ACTION WAS TAKEN AGAINST COLEMAN TRUCKING, INC. FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE CAA NESHAP FOR ASBESTOS. SPECIFICALLY, CTI IS A REPEAT VIOLATOR. THE PARTICULAR VIOLATIONS AT ISSUE IN THIS ACTION CONCERN FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY AND COM- PLETELY REMOVE ASBESTOS FROM A DEMOLITION SITE AND FAILURE TO ADQUATELY WET AND KEEP WET ASBESTOS SUBJECT TO REMOVAL AT THE DEMOLITION SITE. THE AFOREMENTIONED VIOLATION OCCURED FOR ONE DAY. BECAUSE CTI IS A PAST VIOLATOR, THE MAXIMUM PENALTY WAS ASSESSED. FROM APRIL 7, 1997, TO APRIL 8, 1997, COLEMAN TRUCKING REMOVED ASBESTOS FROM FOUR BUILDINGS IN CANTON TOWNSHIP IN OHIO, LOCATED AT 1434 TRUMP AVE., 1324 MARIETTA AVE., 602 MARIETTA VVE., AND 625 COLE AVE. THE ASBESTOS AND DE- MOLITION OF THE FOUR HOUSES WERE PART OF THE ODOT NORTHEAST REGION, ROUTE 30 EXTENSION PROJECT IN STARK COUNTY, OHIO. DURING AN APRIL 14, 1997 INSPECTION CONDUCTED BY RICK MILLER, A FIELD INSPECTOR FROM THE CANTON CITY HEALTH DEPT., AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION, TWO ASBESTOS NESHAP WORK PRACTICE VIOLATIONS WERE DISCOVERED; 40 CFR PART 61.145(C) (1) AND 40 CFR PART 61.145(C)(6)(II). FOLLOWING AN UNSUCC- ESSFUL ATTEMPT AT ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION, COLEMAN AGREED TO SETTLE FOR A $25,000 FINE. THE CAFO WAS FILED ON JUNE 8, 2000.

Defendants (1)

• COLEMAN TRUCKING, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• COLEMAN TRUCKING

  3580 E 93RD ST, CLEVELAND, OH, 44105

  Registry ID: 110010628393

Statutes cited

• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• COLEMAN TRUCKING, INC.entered 2000-06-08

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $25,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1999-05-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-06-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-06-08Final Order Issued
• 2000-06-30Enforcement Action Closed