Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100146 D04 VII Permit-required confined spaces
Inspection Nr: 1472775.015
Citation: 01001B
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $12,145.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 10/13/2020
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 3
Abatement Date: 10/22/2020
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0524700
Contest Date:
Final Order: 11/02/2020
Related Event Code (REC): R
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 11/02/2020 | $0.00 | 10/22/2020 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 10/13/2020 | $12,145.00 | 10/22/2020 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001B Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4)(vii): Under the permit-required confined space program, required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not provide, maintain, and ensure the use of equipment, such as ladders, needed for safe ingress and egress, by authorized entrant: A) Morral Companies, LLC, located at 132 Postle Avenue, Morral, OH 43337: On or about April 16 and April 17, 2020, the employer did not ensure that a ladder was used for safe ingress and egress from permit spaces such as the Lawn Mixer located in the Liquid Department. Employees, who conducted cleaning/unjamming and maintenance activities inside the Lawn Mixer, used gussets/braces inside the mixer during the ingress and egress. Employees were exposed to fall hazards, as well as thermal, atmospheric, engulfment, and mechanical hazards.