Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100146 D02 Permit-required confined spaces
Inspection Nr: 808301.015
Citation: 01004A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $4,500.00
Current Penalty: $2,250.00
Issuance Date: 06/18/2013
Nr Instances: 2
Nr Exposed: 1
Abatement Date: 08/05/2013
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0522000
Contest Date: 07/18/2013
Final Order: 06/19/2015
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 06/19/2015 | $2,250.00 | 08/05/2013 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 07/18/2013 | $4,500.00 | 08/05/2013 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 06/18/2013 | $4,500.00 | 08/05/2013 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004A 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: (a) In areas such as but not limited to the Chemical treatment area, the employer did not identify and evaluate the different waste streams in the indoor chemical treatment tanks #1 and #2 plus the potential hazards before entry into the tanks to clean them out such as, but not limited to, the processing the chlorine tablets and entry to clean out the sludge and residue from them.