Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100146 C02 Permit-required confined spaces
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Inspection Nr: 1656960.015
Citation: 01002
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status:
Initial Penalty: $14,063.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 07/24/2023
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 6
Abatement Date: 08/21/2023
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0521100
Contest Date: 07/25/2023
Final Order: 01/15/2024
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | D: Govt Dismissed | 01/15/2024 | $0.00 | 08/21/2023 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 07/26/2023 | $14,063.00 | 08/21/2023 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 07/24/2023 | $14,063.00 | 08/21/2023 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): If the workplace contains permit spaces, the employer shall 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. On or about January 26, 2023, at a facility located at 502 E. Linden Street in Abbotsford, WI; Employees conducting sanitation on equipment, such as but not limited to the RTE-3 freezer, the RTE-2 freezer, the Forming Spiral oven, and Double D1 oven, were not informed by posted danger signs or by any other equally effective means of the existence of those permit spaces or the hazards posed by those permit spaces.