Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002A Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146: (a) Clear Creek Skiing Corporation located at 3877 US 6, Georgetown, CO 80444: On and preceding December 28, 2017, when the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146. Lift maintenance personnel entered the space adjacent to the Mini Carpet Lift to remove snow and ice and to inspect the rollers with the lift running. The space adjacent to the Mini Carpet Lift consisted of a tunnel approximately 75 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 3 feet high, with only one entrance/exit at the top of the tunnel. The Mini Carpet Lift included a moving conveyor belt and rollers operating through the length of the tunnel, and powered rollers and belt tensioners at one end of the tunnel. The employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146 for employees entering the tunnel adjacent to the Mini Carpet Lift. This condition exposed employees to the hazard of getting caught in the rollers and moving parts.