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Standard Cited: 19100146 C02 Permit-required confined spaces
Inspection Nr: 1203467.015
Citation: 01001A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $12,675.00
Current Penalty: $6,337.50
Issuance Date: 04/28/2017
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 5
Abatement Date: 06/15/2017
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0112600
Contest Date:
Final Order: 05/16/2017
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 05/16/2017 | $6,337.50 | 06/15/2017 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 04/28/2017 | $12,675.00 | 06/15/2017 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces: There was not a sign reading DANGER-PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE, DO NOT ENTER or use of other similar language to satisfy the requirement. 730 Worcester St, Springfield, MA On March 23, 2017 and at times prior, the tanks of plastic mixer machines were posted with Danger Confined Space signs, but the tanks were permit-required confined spaces. On November 23, 2016, an employee entered the tanks to perform cleaning, but the employee was not aware the tanks were permit-required confined spaces.