Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100037 A02 Maintenance, safeguards, and operational features for exit routes.
Inspection Nr: 1575625.015
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $8,702.00
Current Penalty: $2,000.00
Issuance Date: 07/29/2022
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 3
Abatement Date: 08/10/2022
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0336000
Contest Date:
Final Order: 08/17/2022
Related Event Code (REC): A;R
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 08/17/2022 | $2,000.00 | 08/10/2022 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 07/29/2022 | $8,702.00 | 08/10/2022 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(2): Exit routes were not arranged so that employees did not have to travel toward a high hazard area, unless the path of travel is effectively shielded from the high hazard area by suitable partitions or other physical barriers: a) Lowbucs Propane, Inc., Fill station areas, on or about January 31st, 2022 and times prior thereto: Multiple 33-pound cylinders of propane were stored in the exit pathway/next to the East and West Exits within the fill station area. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED: Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date noted on the citation (see below). This certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date abatement was completed, method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.