Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100146 H01 Permit-required confined spaces
Inspection Nr: 1249325.015
Citation: 01003B
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $5,654.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 01/10/2018
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Abatement Date: 02/20/2018
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0521400
Contest Date:
Final Order: 02/01/2018
Related Event Code (REC): R
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 02/01/2018 | $0.00 | 02/20/2018 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 01/10/2018 | $5,654.00 | 02/20/2018 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003B Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.146(h)(1): The employer did not ensure that all authorized entrants knew the hazards that could be faced during entry, including information on the mode, sign or symptoms, and consequences of the exposure: On or about July 14, 2017, an employee entered Hopper #1 at Plant #4, entered a permit required confined space that had been reclassified as a non-permit space, and did not recognize the new hazards which were presented by the material in the hopper. Specifically, the material presented a thermal hazard and an entrapment hazard. The employee was injured when he became trapped by the material in the hopper. Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).