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Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100146 D13 Permit-required confined spaces
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Inspection Nr: 1629900.015
Citation: 01003E
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status:
Initial Penalty: $0.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 04/21/2023
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 7
Abatement Date: 05/17/2023
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0317300
Contest Date: 05/18/2023
Final Order: 11/21/2023
Related Event Code (REC): A
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 11/21/2023 | $0.00 | 05/17/2023 | Serious | |
| Penalty | C: Contested | 05/19/2023 | $0.00 | 05/17/2023 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 04/21/2023 | $0.00 | 05/17/2023 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003E Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(13): Under the permit-required confined space (PRCS) program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not review entry operation when the employer had reason to believe that the measures taken under the permit space program would not protect employees and revise the program to correct deficiencies found to exist before subsequent entries are authorized: a) Proximity Malt, LLC, Laurel, DE - On or about October 23, 2022 and on previous dates, the employer did not review entry operation and revise the PRCS program to correct deficiencies found to exist before subsequent entries were authorized for employee-entries into PRCSs such as, but not limited to, Germination & Kilning Vessels, GKV1 & GKV2, when the employer had reason to believe measures taken were not sufficient to protect employees when entering these PRCSs for activities such as, but not limited, operating this process, collecting grain samples, troubleshooting and performing maintenance activities, exposing employees to conditions within confined spaces prohibited such as, but not limited to, potential atmospheric, mechanical hazards.