Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100146 C02 Permit-required confined spaces
Inspection Nr: 1725135.015
Citation: 01001A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $16,131.00
Current Penalty: $12,500.00
Issuance Date: 07/24/2024
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 3
Abatement Date: 12/16/2024
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0336000
Contest Date: 08/16/2024
Final Order: 10/11/2024
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Substance: 1480
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 10/11/2024 | $12,500.00 | 12/16/2024 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 08/27/2024 | $16,131.00 | 08/19/2024 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 07/24/2024 | $16,131.00 | 08/19/2024 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A Hazard:
1910.146(c)(2) If the workplace contains permit spaces, the employer shall 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. NOTE: A sign reading DANGER -- PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE, DO NOT ENTER or using other similar language would satisfy the requirement for a sign. a) Domtar Paper Company, LLC, C10 Conveyor area, on or about January 25th 2024 the employer failed to identify the C10 conveyor tunnel as a permit required confined space and to inform exposed employees of the existence and location of the danger posed by the permit space. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED: Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date noted on the citation. 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. IN ADDITION, abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic, or video evidence or abatement or other written records.