Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100146 D02 Permit-required confined spaces
Inspection Nr: 1621850.015
Citation: 01004
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status:
Initial Penalty: $15,625.00
Current Penalty: $15,625.00
Issuance Date: 03/08/2023
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 3
Abatement Date: 03/29/2023
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0728900
Contest Date: 03/28/2023
Final Order:
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | C: Contested | 03/28/2023 | $15,625.00 | 03/29/2023 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 03/08/2023 | $15,625.00 | 03/29/2023 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(2): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not identify and evaluate the hazards of permit spaces before employees entered: On or about September 12, 2022: Employees engaged in grain handling tasks at 9309 South Lincoln Avenue, Roseland, Nebraska were exposed to potentially hazardous atmospheric environments such as low oxygen levels; in that the employer had the employees enter the boot pit beneath Bins 31, 32, 33 & 34 to open the gravity chutes without having conducted a permit-required confined space evaluation.