Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100146 C03 Permit-required confined spaces
Inspection Nr: 1518320.015
Citation: 01003
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 09/23/2021 2
Initial Penalty: $2,926.00
Current Penalty: $3,840.50
Issuance Date: 09/03/2021
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 2
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0215000
Contest Date: 09/24/2021
Final Order: 03/07/2022
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 03/07/2022 | $3,840.50 | 09/23/2021 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 12/08/2021 | $2,926.00 | 09/23/2021 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 09/03/2021 | $2,926.00 | 09/23/2021 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(3): When the employer decided its employees would not enter permit spaces, the employer did not take effective measures to prevent its employees from entering the permit spaces. Location: a) Inside elevator pit of passenger elevator, ID: 3P871: On or about March 5, 2021, an employee entered an elevator motor room to retrieve a dropped phone which was located in the elevator pit. The elevator pit was a permit-required confined space, and the employer's in-place measures to prevent its employees from entering the elevator pit did not prevent him from doing so.