Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100146 E01 Permit-required confined spaces
Inspection Nr: 1105040.015
Citation: 01002
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $7,000.00
Current Penalty: $5,000.00
Issuance Date: 04/29/2016
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Abatement Date: 05/19/2016
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0522300
Contest Date:
Final Order: 05/19/2016
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 05/19/2016 | $5,000.00 | 05/19/2016 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 04/29/2016 | $7,000.00 | 05/19/2016 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1): Before entry was authorized, the employer did not document the completion of measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) by preparing an entry permit: On or about November 6, 2015, an employee was exposed to potentially hot cement dust, a hazardous atmosphere and possible engulfment because of the inwardly converging walls that were internally configured such that an entrant could be trapped or asphyxiated while performing an auger replacement task inside of the dust collection system.