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Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 19100146 C01 Permit-required confined spaces

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Inspection Nr: 427054.015

Citation: 01001A

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status:

Initial Penalty: $7,000.00

Current Penalty: $0.00

Issuance Date: 11/13/2012

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 4

Abatement Date: 12/03/2012

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0316400

Contest Date:

Final Order: 12/11/2012

Related Event Code (REC): A

Emphasis:

**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type	Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty	I: Informal Settlement	12/11/2012	$0.00	12/03/2012	Serious
Penalty	Z: Issued	11/13/2012	$7,000.00	12/03/2012	Serious

Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces: (a)Elevator Pits: Employees and outside contractors enter the elevator pits to retrieve items and conduct maintenance activities. The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine that the elevator pits in the hospital were permit required confined spaces, as determined on May 14, 2012. Abatement Documentation Required for this Item

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