Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100146 C02 Permit-required confined spaces
Inspection Nr: 1685324.015
Citation: 01001B
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $10,938.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 01/12/2024
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 5
Abatement Date: 02/20/2024
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0626600
Contest Date:
Final Order: 02/27/2024
Related Event Code (REC): A
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 02/27/2024 | $0.00 | 02/20/2024 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 01/12/2024 | $10,938.00 | 02/20/2024 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001B 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:(a)(LOCATION)(IDENTIFY SPECIFIC OPERATIONS AND/OR CONDITIONS)NOTE: A sign reading DANGER-PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE, DO NOT ENTER or using other similar language would satisfy the requirement for a sign. On or about July 22, 2023 and times prior to, at a commercial jobsite located at 7115 Clinton, Drive TX 77020, on blending line #10, ribbon auger blender, the employer did not mark a permit confined space with appropriate danger signage to warn against unpermitted entry.