Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100146 C04 Permit-required confined spaces
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Inspection Nr: 1656960.015
Citation: 01003
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 |
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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: 003 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): If the employer decides that its employees will enter permit spaces, the employer shall develop and implement a written permit space program that complies with this section. The written program shall be available for inspection by employees and their authorized representatives: On or about January 26, 2023, at a facility located at 502 E. Linden Street in Abbotsford, WI; the employer directed their employees to enter and conduct sanitation work in the permit-required confined spaces (PRCS) of the RTE-2 freezers, RTE-3 freezer, the Forming Spiral oven and Forming Double D1 oven. The employer did not develop or implement a written permit space program prior to employees working in those PRCS.