Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100146 D03 IV Permit-required confined spaces
Inspection Nr: 1339861.015
Citation: 01005
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $9,054.00
Current Penalty: $4,527.00
Issuance Date: 01/18/2019
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Abatement Date: 12/02/2019
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0626700
Contest Date: 02/14/2019
Final Order: 11/01/2019
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 | 11/01/2019 | $4,527.00 | 12/02/2019 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 02/20/2019 | $9,054.00 | 03/08/2019 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 01/18/2019 | $9,054.00 | 03/08/2019 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 005 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3)(iv): Under the permit space program, the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit entry operations, including, but not limited to, purging, interting, flushing or ventilation the permit spaces as necessary to eliminate or control atmospheric hazards. a) At the facility: On or about August 17, 2018 and times prior to, where employees were exposed to inhalation and asphyxiation hazards when opening and entering tanks without developing and implementing procedures to control atmospheric hazards.