Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100146 C01 Permit-required confined spaces
Inspection Nr: 1565510.015
Citation: 01003
Citation Type: Other
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $10,360.00
Current Penalty: $10,000.00
Issuance Date: 05/19/2022
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 2
Abatement Date: 06/22/2022
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0214200
Contest Date: 06/13/2022
Final Order: 11/07/2022
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Substance: X100
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | C: Contested | 11/08/2022 | $10,360.00 | 06/13/2022 | Serious | |
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 11/07/2022 | $10,000.00 | 06/22/2022 | Other | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 05/19/2022 | $10,360.00 | 06/13/2022 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer shall evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces are permit-required confined spaces: Workplace, 92 N. Main Street, Wharton, NJ The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if an under-floor vault is a permit-required confined space. Maintenance employees enter an under-floor vault to access the main wastewater discharge pipes and valves, approximately 10 feet by 10 feet in width and length and 5 feet in depth, to clean out debris screens on the 2 main wastewater lines that run through the vault. Violation occurred from November 23, 2021 to the present.