Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100146 C02 Permit-required confined spaces
Inspection Nr: 1066447.015
Citation: 01002
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $4,900.00
Current Penalty: $3,833.00
Issuance Date: 10/29/2015
Nr Instances: 12
Nr Exposed: 10
Abatement Date: 11/06/2015
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0523300
Contest Date: 11/20/2015
Final Order: 06/15/2016
Related Event Code (REC): C
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 06/15/2016 | $3,833.00 | 11/06/2015 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 11/23/2015 | $4,900.00 | 11/06/2015 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 10/29/2015 | $4,900.00 | 11/06/2015 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): Where the workplace contained permit spaces, 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: During the period between May 1, 2015 and October 2, 2015: The employer had not informed employees of the existence and location of and the danger posed by multiple permit required confined spaces through the posting of danger signs or other equally effective means. The facility contained permit-required confined spaces such as, but not limited to, the retorts, the liquefiers, the kettles, the elevator pit, and the sewer lift station.