Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100146 D03 Permit-required confined spaces
Inspection Nr: 1281841.015
Citation: 01003B
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $0.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 05/16/2018
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Abatement Date: 05/30/2018
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0524700
Contest Date:
Final Order: 06/05/2018
Related Event Code (REC): C
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 06/05/2018 | $0.00 | 05/30/2018 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 05/16/2018 | $0.00 | 05/30/2018 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003B Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations. a) Bunting Bearings, Inc. located at 200 Van Buren Street in Delta, Ohio; On or about November 17, 2017, the employer did develop or implement procedures necessary for the safe permit space entry operations when entering the pits located beneath the vertical centrifugal casting machines located in the centrifugal department. Employees entering the pits of the vertical casting machine located in the centrifugal department to install the repaired vertical caster were exposed to potential hazardous atmospheres and water engulfment hazards.